collapse
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Its ultimate collapse marks "the latest transformation of the park's remote and rugged coastline".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
That price collapse accelerated the bankruptcy of numerous long-haul fiber companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But drought, pesticides and habitat destruction triggered an unprecedented collapse that began in 2017, eventually wiping out an estimated 99.5 percent of the Bogong moth population.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Public transportation has largely ground to a halt, and the repeated collapse of the national power grid plunges the entire island into darkness for days at a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The other part of me wants to collapse in a puddle of tears on the kitchen floor.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
That means that if the building’s elevator collapses or there is a fire that severely damages the building, homeowners are on the hook to pay for the repairs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s one of the most epic collapses for a league champion in MLS history.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
“I’m going to the powder room. Y’all watch her in case she collapses dead of hunger.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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The company ground through a number of challenges: the subsequent inflationary spike that dinged real-wage growth, a financial scare when Mejuri’s primary bank, Silicon Valley Bank, collapsed, and diamond-market shock after Russia invaded Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
There were multiple factors involved in that event, which was triggered when a large area of bedrock and glacier ice collapsed.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
His clients on the street of shame included Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, the cryptocurrency fraud, which collapsed in 2022, costing investors billions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
In the first phase of its probe, the regulator looked into several loans granted to collapsed Austrian real estate empire Signa.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
She pulled the boat away from the foaming water and collapsed on the warm stone.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Wherever you look in “Digger,” the world is collapsing: Ceilings spring leaks, coffee makers explode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"Protection cannot be reduced indefinitely without systems collapsing," said Dominique Hyde, UNHCR's external relations chief.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
During the earliest stage of solar system formation, the collapsing cloud of gas and dust may have generated a plasma containing charged particles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to proceed with an unpopular economic overhaul despite his collapsing popularity and recent electoral routs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Other than the crackle of the fire and the occasional collapsing wall or floor, the night was quiet.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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