collapse
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The state-owned body cited the collapse of three of its early investments - including its first, Glasgow-based laser company M Squared.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
In recent days, the government had ordered the expulsion of people and safety measures around the site because of fears of a collapse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
"There may be a slow creeping effect of chemical accumulation that will contribute to delayed colony collapse."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
At the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole conference in 2003, he and a co-author warned a hands-off approach could create financial imbalances vulnerable to a sudden collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I collapse into the chair closest to the door.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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The odds of this forecast coming true are close to nil; employment almost never collapses by that much, and never when output is skyrocketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Human casualties, building collapses, road damage, fires... have been confirmed so far," Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X, adding there were also "water and power outages".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
This detail matters because it collapses the false divide between pleasure and care.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Root's unbeaten 76 at Edgbaston kept England in contention, with a 121-run partnership with Liam Dawson coming between collapses of 6-107 and 4-30, while an undefeated 99 in Cardiff anchored England's successful chase.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He throws me a triumphant grin and collapses on the seat right next to me.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Ever since the ceasefire collapsed on July 8, two-thirds of transits have become "dark", or unknown, compared with less than one percent before the war, according to Kpler.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Our last smelter broke down in 2021 and collapsed into bankruptcy last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Just about 5:45 a.m., some of the building front collapsed, sending firefighters scrambling to get out of the way, video from the scene showed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Yet talks collapsed on Friday evening, and the U.S.’s 50% tariffs on Canadian imports came into effect shortly after midnight Saturday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Dabbing at the sweat on her forehead with a lace hankie, she pushed into the room and collapsed dramatically into a rocking chair near the empty fireplace.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Five years ago I shot this video of Roybal coach Danny O’Fallon collapsing after his team won City title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
An attractive force pulling the particles together is precisely counteracted by pressure produced by the fermions, keeping the droplet from collapsing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
That led it to sell properties at huge discounts to stay afloat before collapsing in 2021.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Viewers, too, will be made anxious by the simulated plane as well as the faux fire, smoke and collapsing architecture, though the actions being recalled by specific survivors remain the province of their memories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“He could have been buried by a collapsing house.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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