collapse

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The sudden collapse of central authority in a country of more than 90 million people would be unlikely to produce a clean or rapid transition.

From BBC

"I'm really happy to play my first final in Melbourne. It's something I was pursuing a lot," said Alcaraz, who collapsed to the court at the end.

From Barron's

Arne Slot said Liverpool "cannot afford a lot of mistakes anymore" as his team battle for a top-four Premier League finish following the collapse of their title defence.

From Barron's

After she collapsed, she was carried off the stage by female officers to an ambulance.

From BBC

Traditionally, scientists describe these structures using the Landau-de Gennes theory, a mathematical framework that explains how molecular order collapses inside defect cores, where orientation no longer has a clear definition.

From Science Daily