implode
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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
Without getting too complicated into how volatility is calculated, consider this scenario: You’re a money manager and the stock market begins to implode in August.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
If there is a third consecutive failure, the treaty "might not implode overnight" said Christopher King, the conference's secretary-general.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Or would it implode as it had before?
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
If the AI trade implodes, that case only gets stronger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Dodgers once again struggle to generate consistent offense and their bullpen implodes in a 9-3 loss to the rival San Francisco Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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
And it’s like something inside of me implodes.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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
The company imploded and the stock went to zero “with little preamble,” Grantham wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
That all changed when Humza Yousaf's premiership imploded in April 2024.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
But just because your parents’ marriage imploded doesn’t mean you can’t be happy with a boy.”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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
When she moved from public housing to a three-bedroom home in a suburban area in the Northwood section of town, she was trying to create more distance between her and the city’s imploding center.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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