falloff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of falloff
First recorded in 1595–1605; noun use of verb phrase fall off
Example Sentences
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This comes amid a falloff, unprecedented in recent history, in labor-force and job growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
It may be the victimization survey is “off,” she said, or that the 2025 survey due later this year will match the falloff as documented in police data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
However, the falloff slowed substantially last year when sales of DVDs, Blu-rays and 4K Ultra HD declined just 9%, according to the trade association Digital Entertainment Group.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Driving the falloff is concerns about competition to U.S. wheat coming from South America, where Argentina and Brazil both have been receiving good rains to support their crops.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Now that sanctions on Serbia have been suspended, the falloff in hard currency earnings from smuggling will aggravate unemployment problems.
From The 1996 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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