collapse
Example Sentences
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"The room collapsed on me," the 30-year-old doctor, who has worked at the centre for two years, told AFP on Tuesday.
From Barron's
Millions in Cuba have been left without power after the national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country's power operator says.
From BBC
First Brands collapsed under its borrowing, which lenders now allege included the company double-pledging such account receivables.
But it is tough to envision the kind of dramatic collapse Ciena experienced a generation ago.
From Barron's
Before he turned 30, the Portland, Ore., native founded what would later become the investment management firm Wilshire Credit Corp., which packaged loans into securitized products, before it collapsed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
