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- noun Plural form of
downfalling .
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"Woman's my weakness, yer honor," said an honest Patlander, on being charged before the lord mayor with having four wives living; and without having any such "Algerine act" upon my conscience, I must, I fear, enter a somewhat similar plea for my downfallings, and avow in humble gratitude, that I have scarcely had a misfortune through life unattributable to them in one way or another.
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 5 Charles James Lever 1839
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"Woman's my weakness, yer honor," said an honest Patlander, on being charged before the lord mayor with having four wives living; and without having any such "Algerine act" upon my conscience, I must, I fear, enter a somewhat similar plea for my downfallings, and avow in humble gratitude, that I have scarcely had a misfortune through life unattributable to them in one way or another.
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete Charles James Lever 1839
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That doesn't excuse any of the downfallings of the Catholic faith, or the sexual abuse by priests and the horrendous cover-ups.
RichardDawkins.net : The Latest Updates Andrew Brown - guardian.co.uk 2010
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