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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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But George Brown, senior economist at Schroders, said while job gains have been a “rollercoaster“ this year, a single soft report is unlikely to point to a lasting collapse.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Phillips never denies she is an unlikable heroine but blames sexism for her professional collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nepal was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of destruction from the tsunami-like wall of freezing water and debris triggered by a glacial and rock collapse on the Nepal-China border on August 26.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Public transportation has largely ground to a halt, and the repeated collapse of the national power grid plunges the entire island into darkness for days at a time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The ceiling was going to collapse, or a flood was rolling in, or burning hail would rain down.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

But by afternoon on a recent weekday, Josh Charles actually looks like he teleported to the past as he collapses into a seat inside his production trailer in upstate New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

That means that if the building’s elevator collapses or there is a fire that severely damages the building, homeowners are on the hook to pay for the repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Not all disasters are foreseeable but those that relate to geology, like landslides and glacier collapses, can often be detected early in the data, if there is capacity to spot the pattern.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

A woman near the front throws an arm across her forehead and collapses as the men on either side scramble to catch her.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

In Dana Point and Laguna Beach, south of Los Angeles, several houses have been left uninhabitable, and at least one has completely collapsed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

That ceasefire collapsed, and the two sides have fought sporadically since.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

His clients on the street of shame included Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, the cryptocurrency fraud, which collapsed in 2022, costing investors billions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Young returned to the spotlight earlier this year following a five-month hiatus after she collapsed on stage.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He walked forward a hundred yards and found another section of collapsed road.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

But it did publish a statement in May, saying the wall of its compound was "collapsing because of the ginkgo's roots".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Further south, at least seven homes in Dana Point were declared uninhabitable after the coast on which they sit rapidly eroded, with one house collapsing into the sea.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Folk singer Ray LaMontange was treated for heat-related dehydration after collapsing onstage during a weekend performance amid triple-digit heat in Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Sometimes I thought it was my mother’s will alone that kept the house from collapsing around us.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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