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
The future of Poundland hangs in the balance as the discount chain edges towards collapse, the BBC understands.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
As late as January 1865, with the Confederacy in danger of collapse at any moment, not one of the conspiracies resulted in serious action against Abraham Lincoln.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
"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
Calderas are large depressions that generally form when the ground collapses after magma is removed from an underground chamber.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 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
Felicia collapses on her mother’s lap, sending the swing lurching crazily, and wails to the heavens.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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
Asia-focused private-equity firm PAG has agreed to acquire the property-management arm of collapsed China Evergrande Group in the largest asset sale to date by the developer’s liquidators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
At least two people have been killed and five injured after a rock formation collapsed at a tourist site in Turkey's historical region of Cappadocia, local media is reporting.
From BBC ● 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
Exhausted, he had staggered forward and collapsed on the shore.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
She and other analysts say the ACA market isn’t close to collapsing, but it will remain smaller than its peak in 2024 and 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But it faces three threats: rivals that are catching up, prices that are collapsing, and bills that keep climbing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
That does not mean demand is collapsing, or that these stocks will always move together.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 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
Eugenia sobbed harder, collapsing into Moss’s shoulder, and Moss wasn’t certain he could stay upright much longer.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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