collapse
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Binance paused all withdrawals during the incident, sparking panic on social media and drawing comparisons to the collapse of FTX.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
It was an era of climate change, supply chain collapse, earthquakes, famine, disease, migration, drought and armed incursions and invasions.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The area was closed to the public following the collapse, according to reports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Maurice Bradley said removing O'Neill "would not, in itself, require the Assembly to collapse".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Often, Eunjoo would be so tired she would collapse, leaving Jinjoo to feed their brothers.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
"This river can flood if the glacier collapses or if the glacial lake bursts out and we are living in constant fear."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Critics say the animals suffer, pointing to deadly collapses and dangerous escapes, while advocates point to the jobs they create and the heritage they uphold.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The schisms at Westish are mirrored in Pella’s deteriorating relationship with Mike, which collapses during Owen’s glitzy destination wedding on Block Island, R.I.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
One concern is the risk of a compression fracture, which is when a vertebra collapses, usually as a result of osteoporosis, according to Banner Health’s Fisher.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
As Naomi collapses to the ground, the women rush to create a nest of blankets for her to rest on.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
When the ceasefire collapsed on July 7, Iran focused its fire west, to bases hundreds of miles farther from its borders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The transaction is the largest asset sale to date by the liquidators of collapsed developer China Evergrande Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
And in 2024, a huge chunk of cliffside near the road collapsed, with onlookers sprinting from the edge as the ground crumbled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Eyewitnesses described hearing a loud noise as the rock spire near a car park collapsed, sending up a huge cloud of dust.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
When it was done, when they were safe, they collapsed on the carpet inside and lay there in the dark, trying to get their breath back.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
It felt like all of Labuschagne's issues collapsing into one.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
That does not mean demand is collapsing, or that these stocks will always move together.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"It is in very poor condition, with falling, dangerous, and disease-infested trees and, importantly, a collapsing and hazardous seawall."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
“How does she keep from collapsing under the weight of those diamonds? They can’t possibly be real.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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