collapse
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The immediate context of Fallingwater was the ideological battle over modern architecture against a background of economic collapse and political tyranny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even though light can pass through it, making it invisible, it exerts a massive gravitational force that works to collapse the universe in on itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Wednesday morning, a tsunami-like wall of water and mud powered down, caused by a glacial collapse that sent a torrent of debris downstream, burying homes and sweeping away bridges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
New satellite imagery has revealed the scale of the devastation along Nepal's Trishuli River caused by Wednesday's deadly flash flood, triggered by a glacier collapse.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Once the buildings were up, in other words, Philadelphia’s hopes would collapse.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risks of glacial lake floods and glacial collapses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
"So you are going to get more landslides, debris flows, glacial meltwater, lake outbursts, glacier collapses, because climate warming ultimately destabilises these high mountain environments."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
He anticipates that both will use their mobility to make plays if the pocket collapses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
His body collapses, his hands remain suspended as though he were praying.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Despite the drama that has ensued since trade talks between the U.S. and its northern neighbor collapsed last Friday, bank CEOs brushed off the potential fallout during earnings calls this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
More recently, a collapsed property bubble has shriveled investment and further widened the current account surplus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
However, in this disaster, the whole glacier seems to have collapsed "in one go", which Searle said is "very unusual".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Trade talks collapsed at the last minute late on Friday night, with both sides accusing the other of demanding last-minute changes to a tentative deal.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The elf collapsed next to Wielaf and pulled him into a tight embrace.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
It notes that, while the exact sequence of events is still being determined, experts believe the flash floods were caused by a collapsing glacier in Tibet.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The explanation for the calamity has evolved since it struck, but appears linked to a collapsing glacier.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Under the right conditions, they might grow to a million times the mass of the Sun or more before collapsing into massive black holes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Five years ago I shot this video of Roybal coach Danny O’Fallon collapsing after his team won City title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
And now I’m struck with a crippling wave of panic that starts in my chest and pulls like a lethal gravity, collapsing my lungs until I’ve imploded so deep within myself, I can’t breathe.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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