implode
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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
In 2008, it had to reverse course rapidly as banks imploded, and again in 2011 as the entire euro system threatened to implode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
The Jets, meanwhile, keep finding ways to implode, and effort matters in games like this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 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
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
It is essential, especially as we all watch in grief as the Middle East implodes, to hasten our way to renewable energy sources and clean transit options.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
“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
And it’s like something inside of me implodes.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
The company imploded and the stock went to zero “with little preamble,” Grantham wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 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
But it imploded this year, and firms have accused it of using loans as collateral several times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The squad almost imploded when Jonathan Rowe and Adrien Rabiot clashed in the dressing room, and De Zerbi's uncompromising style alienated certain players.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
“Oh...” said Harry, as the scene in his mind’s eye imploded.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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
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
New Jersey started imploding the day after Christmas in 2024.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
The female anchor smiles like she’s discussing a fabulous green bean recipe, not my imploding life.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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