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If universities don’t change, more than a few will implode, while others will wither away over decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Four goals up on aggregate against LASK, O'Neill's Celtic somehow conspired to implode in a second half with little sign of a response on the way to a 5-4 aggregate loss.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In these experiments, powerful lasers create shock waves that force a tiny diamond capsule to implode.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Watching Graham Platner’s campaign implode was like watching that expensive red sports car get totaled.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

At a nearby bakery, hungry men gathered in front of the plate-glass window separating them from racks of freshly baked bread, hoping the window would implode.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

If the AI trade implodes, that case only gets stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

"The idea the labor market has turned a corner implodes with this report."

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

One less thing for Kraken to worry about in rearview mirror as “feel good” story implodes under weight of seven straight losses and expected word of a move to Salt Lake City.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

“What CU did is ensure their future. Whether the Pac-12 implodes now or whether the Pac-12 implodes in 2030 or whether the Pac-12 stays together, CU is set,” Thompson said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

The core implodes violently, the exterior rebounds and a supernova explosion results.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

It earned plaudits from Questlove and Snoop Dogg, won a Grammy for progressive R&B album, and hung on as the record business imploded and rebuilt in the streaming era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even Graham Platner, the scruffy Maine oyster farmer, was winning Obama-esque praise before his Senate candidacy imploded.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

St. Louis might not have been handed a chance to test his coaching chops in the NHL so soon if Montreal hadn’t imploded in such spectacular fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

That all changed when Humza Yousaf's premiership imploded in April 2024.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

His attention network took on a predictable load as his performance imploded.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

When hotel- and sales-tax revenue began imploding weeks later due to pandemic shutdowns, city leaders laid off more than 400 municipal employees, roughly 20% of its workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

He made his name in Brazil's first division with Cruzeiro, a huge club who - after a highly successful few years - were imploding under the weight of debts and off-the-field scandals.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

The big question is whether there’s a risk of it suddenly imploding.

From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026

The boom in companies holding large stocks of cryptos has been a hot play this year, but that trade is now at risk of imploding and dragging down the rest of the sector with it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

All my anger had fled, imploding back into my chest, slipping down the event horizon of the churning supermassive black hole inside me.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram