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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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Sentiment about the private-credit industry began shifting last year when allegations of credit fraud surfaced in the collapse of two auto companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

For one, the status of women in North Korea has made great leaps since the so-called Arduous March - the famine caused in the 1990s when North Korea's economy collapsed.

From BBC

She added that her family was happy, but that they expected the collapse of the theocracy to take a longer time.

From Los Angeles Times

The truth is that his own errors had already brought about the collapse of Iran’s deterrence.

From The Wall Street Journal

No team in English soccer oscillates faster between a romp to certain glory and imminent collapse than Arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal