meltdown

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Paulson said a crisis in the Treasury market would differ in a crucial way from the 2008 financial meltdown, when the U.S. government still had enough fiscal capacity to step in and contain the damage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Medvedev has become infamous for his outbursts - most notably at last year's US Open, where he had a meltdown after a photographer walked on court mid-match.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Colombo has warned that a prolonged war in the Middle East could seriously undermine efforts to emerge from its economic meltdown of 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

That was one of our very strong stakes in the ground, to have a nuclear meltdown where the mountain collapses and Sinatra sacrifices herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Otherwise, she adds, it might have been official, a complete meltdown.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee