Word: befallen
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...tribulations, though, the most unfortunate tragedy has befallen Butler, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament in practice the first week of September and will now miss the entire season...
McAuliffe's sprawling network of friends is one reason he has managed to escape the legal trouble that has sometimes befallen other moneymen. His relationships extend to top Republicans who came to his rescue during the Senate probe of White House coffees in 1996. When G.O.P. investigators found alleged discrepancies in McAuliffe's deposition, sources say, allies of Republican Party chairman Haley Barbour persuaded Senate Republican leaders to take him at his word. It worked. McAuliffe wasn't even called as a witness at the showcase hearings held...