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trust fall

American  
[truhst fawl] / ˈtrʌst ˌfɔl /

noun

plural

trust falls
  1. an exercise where a person falls and relies on another person to catch them, used to demonstrate trust.

  2. an act of faith.


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With that, the holy men take a collective trust fall so the healing can begin.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

To watch one of music’s greatest deployers of breath grappling with how to use it in another context was a fascinating trust fall.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

In 2015, mountain guide Zuko Carrasco’s world collapsed in a trust fall gone awry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

On my first element, I took a trust fall to get my brain over the fear hump, so I was more willing to take risks on the course.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

I continued to feel as if we were falling backward, our whole family in a giant trust fall.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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