implode

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

But any nominee will have to unite Platner's wounded supporters with moderates, independents and women voters wary of a party that just watched its chosen candidate implode.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

She has learned when she does this, the world doesn't implode.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

If I don’t change the subject, Violet’s enthusiasm will feed my tiny hopes, and I will implode from possibilities.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

However, she lost a tight three-set Australian Open final to Rybakina before she imploded at the French Open.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

The company was considered one of the winners of the green-energy boom, and demand for wood pellets was rising when it imploded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Consider the “Enron tapes,” the secretly recorded conversations of Enron employees that surfaced after the company imploded.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The memory-chip bubble inflated and popped, complete with wild volatility and an imploding hedge fund, in just four months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

While this match may have reminded him why he gave up the captaincy four years ago, he has once again held together a batting line-up that risked imploding.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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

The jockey lived hard and lean and tended to die young, trampled under the hooves of horses or imploding from the pressures of his vocation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand