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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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Poundland and its 11,000 employees are hopeful that the retailer's impending collapse can be delayed to allow time for a last-minute rescue deal.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The CDS market has become particularly vital for finance teams since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023, treasury experts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The animal has disappeared from much of the countryside with conservationists warning of a long-term collapse in its population.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Since the summer, Yemen has been gripped by renewed fighting after the collapse of a four-year-old truce.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

The more they listened to the people who ran the subprime market, the more they felt the collapse of double-A-rated bonds wasn’t a long shot at all, but likely.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

What if the password-protected internet we rely on every day collapses?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Building collapses are not uncommon in Nairobi, with poor construction or improper planning often cited as contributing factors.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Calderas are large depressions that generally form when the ground collapses after magma is removed from an underground chamber.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Roof and building collapses are common in Pakistan, largely due to poor safety standards and substandard construction materials in the South Asian nation of more than 240 million people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“As the world collapses around us, it is learning and culture that will prevent us from becoming barbarians.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

For home bakers hoping to get through the holidays without a collapsed pie crust, the team’s preparations offer a glimpse of dessert at its most extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Claims from Nvidia that its China business had collapsed after the U.S. imposed export restrictions on the most sophisticated Nvidia chips also helped to pique his interest.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

"It was extremely difficult. This mound was huge and wide. It collapsed onto the tent, and we didn't know what to do," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Paraguayan prosecutors said they had sought help from the United States, Luxembourg and Argentina to trace and recover assets linked to the collapsed bank.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Clare collapsed into the largest seat at the table, looking around at the cottage.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Now, instead of collapsing, Black representation is expected to remain relatively steady in Congress.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

This sharp increase suggests that the pathogen arrived and spread through the local amphibian community around the same time that frog populations were collapsing.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

She and other analysts say the ACA market isn’t close to collapsing, but it will remain smaller than its peak in 2024 and 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But it faces three threats: rivals that are catching up, prices that are collapsing, and bills that keep climbing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Boxton was a tired town, a neglected place that looked as if it was in danger of collapsing in on itself.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech


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