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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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It’s an agonizing loss that’s getting grimly compared with Atlanta’s 28-3 Super Bowl collapse to the Patriots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The researchers argue that the performance collapse seen in these experiments points to fundamental limitations in today's large language models.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Infrastructure damage, meanwhile, means some communities will be cut off for at least a week because of the damage to roads and the collapse of a bridge.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

This time, the defibrillator was inside his body - implanted during an operation several days after his previous collapse.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In the fireworks’ diminishing glow, the tenement houses across the street seemed precarious, as though they would collapse into ruin and rubble at any moment.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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