Example Sentences

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This is similar to 2019, when mortgage rates were falling, lending standards were tighter, and there was discussion that tax concessions could be about to change, they say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“He handed us a couple of them, and they were legit Wall Street reports, him doing analysis of stocks. We were falling out of our chair.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

"But, what I realised, as my own career moved forward, was that some people were falling away from their calling because they couldn't afford to do it," she said.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

After climbing 5.4% today, the company’s shares were falling slightly in after-hours trading, down about 1%.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Armistead came up to the stone wall, and the blue boys were falling back.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara