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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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“But for now, economic and fundamental tailwinds will prevail. Multiple compression, not recession or an earnings collapse, is the bulls’ chief worry.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

I saw talented teams like South Korea collapse under pressure and my beloved Mexico valiantly fall against an English squad that was taller, faster and just better — for now.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

As the water moves beyond the constricted section, pressure rises and the bubbles violently collapse.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Despite the criticism of Thomas Tuchel's tactics since their painful semi-final collapse against Argentina, stand-in captain Rice was quick to praise England's efforts at the tournament.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

It stood to reason that the CDOs, which were created out of these triple-B-rated subprime bonds, should collapse, too.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Root's unbeaten 76 at Edgbaston kept England in contention, with a 121-run partnership with Liam Dawson coming between collapses of 6-107 and 4-30, while an undefeated 99 in Cardiff anchored England's successful chase.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The first approach uses hydrodynamic cavitation, which creates and collapses tiny vapor bubbles in contaminated water.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

This detail matters because it collapses the false divide between pleasure and care.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Staff there lost over $1 billion in the collapse, which took place, like many collapses, in a matter of weeks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The colossus strikes the temple, which collapses, and Mangogul stirs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"It is just excruciating. There have been times that I have literally collapsed on my way home from work because I am in agony," Lewis, from Broadstairs, said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

In one seaside community, graffiti outside a collapsed building asked authorities not to demolish it until the families could recover nine bodies buried under the rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

A preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as the foes fight to break the deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway key to the world's oil supply.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Church attendance has collapsed at a pace that would have seemed impossible just a generation ago.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

The Goldman saleswoman made a weak effort to claim that, even as the index of subprime mortgage bonds collapsed, the market for insuring them hadn’t budged.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

It puts a seller under pressure to accept the lower price or risk losing their sale and collapsing their property chain - potentially losing the house they want to buy.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Most of the stars in a globular cluster are born from the same collapsing cloud of gas, so they tend to be roughly the same age.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

Despite the traumatic experience, Gil appeared in good spirits 72 hours after being freed from the hole where he was buried beneath a collapsing eight-story building.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

I got the bike into the house and barely made it to my bed before collapsing.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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