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And then, the entire edifice crumbled as Baltimore became the focus and fall guy for one of the more infamous investigations of scientific misconduct in the last half of the 20th century.

After spending much of the film chronicling the rise of her business, it’s not entirely believable that Deen would crumble under intense legal pressure.

From Salon

The office, stacked with old editions, shows its age with peeling paint and crumbling ceilings.

From BBC

Mohammed now can't sleep in his own bedroom due to black mould, damp and crumbling plaster.

From BBC

In the few minutes it had taken to drop their son off, a landslide-plagued portion of the highway — ominously named Last Chance Grade — had crumbled.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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