implosion

Example Sentences

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Not even gold has provided sanctuary, with bullion on Thursday dropping to its cheapest since the early-February precious metal implosion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Evidence that Girardi, a power broker in California politics and the law, had misappropriated millions of dollars in settlement money from the Indonesians led to the implosion of his law firm five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Instead of an implosion we saw Scotland reversing the narrative.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

First Brands’ sudden implosion last year rattled credit markets and presented a glaring example of the risks lenders take when providing financing to closely held enterprises whose inner workings might not be fully understood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Beneath the debris I could hear the scrabble of tiny feet, some rodentine dark-dweller that had survived the implosion of its world.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs