befell
bi-ˈfel 
bē-
; befallen
bi-ˈfȯ-lən
bē-
: to happen especially as if by fate
: to happen to
the fate that befell them
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It's sad to think of the unhappy fate that befell him.
The drought was only one of many hardships to befall the small country.
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Does Catherine deserve the fate that’s befallen her?
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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But he’s also had trouble getting the next generation of 1017 off the ground because jail or prison terms have befallen so many of his recent signees.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
The fumbled token launch, then, is the latest in a series of mishaps and snafus to befall the World Liberty Financial project.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
Emily cannot turn off her work brain and plots on how to score Air France as a client (not a bad idea; is Emily getting smarter?!?), only for the inevitable to befall her: The flight is canceled.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
But he’s also had trouble getting the next generation of 1017 off the ground because jail or prison terms have befallen so many of his recent signees.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Befall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befall. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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