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implode

[im-plohd] / ɪmˈploʊd /
VERB
collapse inward
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Those who say capex is going to implode may be looking at consumer-oriented AI technology, which has become commoditized.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

A fear in markets has been that if these companies start selling crypto, one of the year’s most popular trades could implode.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025

Wanting to progress is one thing, it is entirely different when you implode and make the wrong calls - even with the best intentions.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2025

It was enough to give hope to the millions of fans around the country who want nothing more from their October baseball than to see the Yankees and Dodgers implode in spectacular fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

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

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

The epistemological and ontological nihilism of the closed cube argument frankly implodes upon itself.

From Washington Times Jun. 14, 2023

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

For a while, experts linked the decline to the recession that struck in 2008 when the global financial system nearly imploded, driving millions of people into hardship.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

In the weeks that followed, the father-of-three's life imploded as he became involved in a protracted extradition battle.

From BBC May 4, 2026

I want to be careful about what I’m not saying: I am not saying private credit is the next subprime market, which imploded in 2008.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

The company imploded after a dispute with bank partners revealed a massive shortfall in customer funds and a failure to keep accurate ledgers, according to court filings in Synapse’s bankruptcy proceeding.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

Hoyle also realized that if stars imploded they would liberate huge amounts of heat–100 million degrees or more, enough to begin to generate the heavier elements in a process known as nucleosynthesis.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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 pandemic and China’s imploding housing market ended the good times.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

New Jersey started imploding the day after Christmas in 2024.

From Slate Oct. 17, 2025

They constantly shifted configuration, some expanding by swarming over their neighbors, others imploding when their constituent villages seceded and joined other polities.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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