collapse
Example Sentences
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In another high-profile case, Pollack obtained the acquittal of a former Enron accountant who was facing criminal fraud charges stemming from the collapse of the energy giant.
From Barron's
This tour has ended like all the others – injuries, collapses in form and a selection trifle.
From BBC
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba’s security and intelligence services secured a lifeline from oil-rich Venezuela as Havana inched closer to economic collapse.
“But the claim that our country is uniquely aggressive in childhood vaccination collapses under even cursory international comparison,” it concluded.
From Barron's
Venezuela reportedly supplies roughly 30% of Cuba's oil, leaving Havana exposed if Caracas' support collapses under a new, more US-friendly administration.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
