collapse
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PricewaterhouseCoopers has been penalized US$166 million by Hong Kong regulators over its audit of China Evergrande Group, the real-estate developer whose collapse in late 2021 triggered the country’s property crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
At the same time they also note possible black-swan event risks like crises caused by sovereign debt, food or fiat collapse.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
"You do not relocate vetted wartime allies, more than 400 of them children, from American custody into a country in the middle of its own collapse," he said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
It was due to be added Ligue 2 in France too until the collapse of the TV rights deal saw it scrapped on financial grounds.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The scream builds inside, and I start kicking the leaves, the tree trunks, whatever is in my way until I slip and collapse onto a stump.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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