collapse
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At the time of its collapse, the budget carrier represented 75% of the airport’s passenger traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Amid the Brazilian's collapse in form, Mainoo ended up battling for a start with Casemiro, which wasn't a situation he envisaged.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The collapse of discount carrier Spirit Airlines also stands to benefit some rivals.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
In “Stranger Things,” where spider-like beings attack from their nest in the Upside Down, nature is striking back at human beings, the monsters of ecological collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The demise of Bear Stearns had been so unthinkable in March of 2007 that Cornwall Capital had bought insurance against its collapse for less than three-tenths of 1 percent.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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