collapse
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Two years after his departure, the century-old conference itself began to collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Consumers find the gasoline and heating bills collapse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
“But when you get a mountain collapse with a glacier and this kind of cataclysm, you cannot assign a likelihood to it,” Biedermann said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The collapse in April caused a water-filled crater known as Ufford Hole to drain on to surrounding land, including on a side channel towards the East Suffolk railway line.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Now might be a good time to leave,” she told them, then stepped through the portal, which burned itself out as the Palace of the Snow Queen began to collapse.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Scientists say that similar to the bursting of lakes formed by retreating glaciers, these collapses reflect a complex intersection of causes, including the effects of climate change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
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
But climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risks of glacial lake floods and glacial collapses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
She doesn’t wait for an answer; she just collapses into the seat across from mine.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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She made it outside just as the South Tower collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Both US and Canadian officials have said they would like to strike a deal, but no movement has been made to resume talks after they collapsed in late August.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
The company collapsed after investigations exposed serious problems with its technology and business practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
What if the river flooded his tunnel, or if the tunnel simply collapsed on him?
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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Folk singer Ray LaMontange was treated for heat-related dehydration after collapsing onstage during a weekend performance amid triple-digit heat in Nashville.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Last spring, about a year and a half after Azerbaijan regained control of the territory, fragile talks between Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, looked in danger of collapsing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Manchester City's proposed £80m move for Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo is close to collapsing.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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
In a space of a few short weeks, he had shrunk, literally collapsing around his lungs as they became the entire focus of his being.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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