I share my common name with an unexpected trip or tumble, yet every year I arrive right on time to turn green leaves into brilliant shades of crimson and amber before Thanksgiving. What am I?
Fall (Autumn)
'Fall' is a double meaning referring both to stumbling/tumbling and the autumn season.
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