collapse
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Latvia's president on Saturday appointed an opposition lawmaker, Andris Kulbergs, to form an interim government following the collapse of the ruling coalition in a row over stray Ukrainian drones.
From Barron's • May 16, 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 collapse of discount carrier Spirit Airlines also stands to benefit some rivals.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“We survived the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Black Death, Hitler and Stalin. I think we can survive AI.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
At night he’d collapse into his little droopy tent next to Paul’s.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
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