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befalls

verb

present tense third-person singular of befall

as in happens

to take place whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on

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Recent Examples of befalls Such is the fate that befalls Meta, whose shares fell as much as 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company missed earnings due to costs ballooning 55% (Meta’s stock later recovered some ground and was down 7%). — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Hell House takes its time spinning the tale of misfortune that befalls the central investigators. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Despite growing up with the warnings of skin cancer, Gen Z is falling for the tanning craze that befalls most generations. — Sam Woodward, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Elsewhere, an unspeakable tragedy that befalls a fellow factory worker further establishes the plight of young girls across China’s recent history. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2026 When a mysterious illness befalls the king, Prince Tristan is lured into a dangerous quest, while his younger brother William — neurodivergent and non-verbal — uncovers the plot at home. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 May 2026 But perhaps the biggest tragedy that befalls many bands is growing apart. — Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026 There’s a segment of the audience that practically swoons when good news befalls some of the cast at the end of the play. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 The family soon joins a group of ravers in a journey across the Sahara Desert, where surreal tragedy after surreal tragedy befalls them. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026

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Is this what happens when Tamra finally douses herself in so much melatonin before filming that her fat tongue won’t move in her mouth?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
When a big set happens, nearly everyone has just experienced it together.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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That model may make sense in other areas of medicine, such as orthopedics where a fracture occurs within one body.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
This famous line for musicians also has a deeper metaphysical element – the present moment is where transformation occurs.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

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