crumbled
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One source familiar with the negotiations said the states had four separate votes against settling on Sunday, but the resistance eventually crumbled with word that the WGA was backing out of the fight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
They faced the most difficult batting conditions of the day in the opening hour and many teams would have crumbled at 71-5.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Hundreds of former regime security officials fled to Russia, as well as Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, when the regime crumbled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
I crumbled some of the cornbread into olive oil and toasted it in a skillet.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Similar blast craters had crumbled a middle tier, where there were a handful of seats for spectating.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
