collapse
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"Significant" resources and personnel - including the military - have been deployed to search for survivors after the collapse at about 02:00 local time following heavy rain overnight, the government added in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
In recent days, the government had ordered the expulsion of people and safety measures around the site because of fears of a collapse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
"There may be a slow creeping effect of chemical accumulation that will contribute to delayed colony collapse."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
When the Thai stock market collapse later that year, it started a chain reaction that cost him his hedge fund, a significant portion of his substantial personal wealth, and his reputation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Otherwise she would collapse right there on the floor.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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This version simmers ripe peaches with honey and whole black peppercorns until the fruit collapses and the syrup turns fragrant, floral and just a little prickly.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The odds of this forecast coming true are close to nil; employment almost never collapses by that much, and never when output is skyrocketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
This is just the latest in a series of total collapses of the electricity grid.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Root's unbeaten 76 at Edgbaston kept England in contention, with a 121-run partnership with Liam Dawson coming between collapses of 6-107 and 4-30, while an undefeated 99 in Cardiff anchored England's successful chase.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I'll be sure to tell your father to arrest more stonema-sons, before your tower collapses."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Over the weekend, Carney said one reason the deal collapsed was that US negotiators sought last-minute restrictions on Canadian trade deals with other countries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Our last smelter broke down in 2021 and collapsed into bankruptcy last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Just about 5:45 a.m., some of the building front collapsed, sending firefighters scrambling to get out of the way, video from the scene showed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Talks for a new trade deal between the U.S. and Canada collapsed late Friday, raising the prospect of a trade war between the two neighbors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 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
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Firefighters were in “defensive mode” and were not entering the building due to risks of it collapsing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Viewers, too, will be made anxious by the simulated plane as well as the faux fire, smoke and collapsing architecture, though the actions being recalled by specific survivors remain the province of their memories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
After coming on as a second-half substitute during Bayern Munich's pre-season friendly with Heidenheim on Tuesday, Jamal Musiala lasted just eight minutes before collapsing for the second time in four days.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Rather than collapsing into an infinite singularity, it reaches a very high but finite density and then reverses direction, expanding outward.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
I flashed back to the last image I’d seen before Regan and I had Glitched out of the collapsing mountain.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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