collapsed
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Desperate for hard currency after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Castro reluctantly embraced tourism as a lifeline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Around 20 people are feared to still be trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed early on Sunday morning in a city near the Philippine capital, Manila.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The plan collapsed after a pair of devastating hurricanes battered the region in the fall of 2024, delaying the votes to proceed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This could have formed as a closed region of spacetime collapsed, bounced back and began expanding as the universe we observe today.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
All the handholds in reach above and below had collapsed with the rock; the only grips looked like they would crumble if he touched them.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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