collapsing
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Known to posterity as “Stobaeus,” he lived in a time of turbulence, when “the Roman Empire was collapsing in the West but holding up better in the Greek-speaking East.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Even as Schrader speculated about disappearing jobs and collapsing creative workflows, he suggested Hollywood’s ultimate AI future may lie less in digital effects than in entirely synthetic stars.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
What is collapsing is the undifferentiated middle — the horizontal tools that AI agents can replicate cheaply and at scale.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Hermione twisted in midair and the thundering of the collapsing house rang in Harry’s ears as she dragged him once more into darkness.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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