collapse
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A plunge in tech firms in New York on Friday was followed by a similar collapse for their Asian counterparts on Monday, sending Seoul's Kospi down more than eight percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"If there is another quake, I'm scared the hospital will collapse."
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Saxo doesn’t see a full combination of recession stress, disorderly yields and a broad earnings collapse, which are classic ingredients of a deeper bear-market signal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The scenario we can’t envision is Platner experiencing a collapse but staying in the race anyway.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Within a few months after the match ended, Vasiljevic’s financial house of cards began to collapse.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
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