crumble

Example Sentences

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In fact, tailwinds from 2025 are becoming headwinds, as energy prices climb and the K-shaped recovery starts to crumble: “Paper-rich consumers supported spending by running down savings, however this is already dissipating,’ Carroll writes.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The gambit was meant to speed the agency’s approval should the Netflix deal crumble.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Now they are watching the future of that partnership crumble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Jenkins said at that point his "body started to crumble."

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

She prayed and prayed, listening to the embers crumble, certain she would never be able to sleep this entire night.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper