collapse
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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
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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
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"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
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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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