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is falling
  • present progressive of fall (3rd person singular).

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Stocks advanced Friday and the S&P 500 moved toward its longest weekly winning streak in 2½ years even as consumer optimism is falling fast.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Stocks advanced Friday and the S&P 500 moved toward its longest weekly winning streak in 2½ years even as consumer optimism is falling fast.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

"The place is falling apart. It's a disaster, and they have lost control to some extent."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“If that doesn’t happen, traders will conclude the Fed is falling behind, and a further rise in U.S. inflation risk premiums and a new steepening of the yield curve may ensue,” they wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret