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The roiling mass of water, unleashed by a glacial collapse, swept down the Trishuli river, devastating a roughly 40-mile corridor of dams that were supposed to drive economic growth for mountainous Nepal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Illnesses related to the dust and smoke from the collapse of the Twin Towers have claimed more lives than the attacks themselves, US health officials say.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

They had not exceeded 4.0C over the same period in more than 55 years of data recording, although no direct link to the collapse has so far been established.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

"Miracinonyx persisted for a very long time without the signs of inbreeding we'd expect before a collapse," she explained.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

It makes me more and more uneasy, like I’m standing on shaky ground that could collapse at any minute.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Thousands of people have experienced health effects like cancer from the terrorist attacks, including many who have died, after breathing in hazardous contaminants from the building collapses.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The enigmatic trumpets sounded at the film’s beginning re-enter, their meaning now terribly clear; the orchestra convulses and collapses, and Alex marches upstairs, shown in an aerial shot punctuated with doleful timpani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Extremely small black holes could arise from special critical states in which even a tiny addition of energy can determine whether the system disperses or collapses.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risks of glacial lake floods and glacial collapses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

One of the bridges actually collapses from the weight, and the Confederate advance comes to an abrupt halt.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

He complained of stomach pain for weeks, until he collapsed in his cell in June, said his lawyer, Barbara Darnell, and spent nearly a week in the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Scientists found that some of the chunks of rock that slid from the volcano when it collapsed were about 70-90m high.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Greenlanders and other Inuit peoples have hunted seals for their meat and skin for centuries, but international bans have collapsed sealskin markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

A fragile ceasefire between the two sides collapsed in July after attacks on commercial ships in the waterway.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

The giant Norseman stiffened and fell back into the collapsed spice bin with a final wallop.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Hundreds of people have been confirmed dead after Wednesday's flash floods, which scientists believe were triggered by a glacier collapsing in the Himalayan border region with Tibet.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

It didn't respond to a request for comment, but it has rejected suggestions that its influence is collapsing, saying hundreds of candidates it backed have won their primaries.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Under the right conditions, they might grow to a million times the mass of the Sun or more before collapsing into massive black holes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Instead, he said, the country is being battered by its own collapsing currency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Then he talks to the librarian for a minute before walking over to us and collapsing into the chair next to mine.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty