trust fall
Americannoun
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an exercise where a person falls and relies on another person to catch them, used to demonstrate trust.
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an act of faith.
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Werhun: Obviously, creating this film was a trust fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
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
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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