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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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The collapse in talks marked a significant change in tone from earlier in the week, when both sides appeared optimistic that a new US-Canada trade deal could be reached.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

In recent days, the government had ordered the expulsion of people and safety measures around the site because of fears of a collapse.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

"There may be a slow creeping effect of chemical accumulation that will contribute to delayed colony collapse."

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

At the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole conference in 2003, he and a co-author warned a hands-off approach could create financial imbalances vulnerable to a sudden collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

This was what they had been waiting for: total collapse.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

This version simmers ripe peaches with honey and whole black peppercorns until the fruit collapses and the syrup turns fragrant, floral and just a little prickly.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

When donors stop trusting that their dollars yield tangible outcomes, the case for giving collapses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Overnight on Monday into Tuesday, several people several people spent the night outdoors in cities like Pereira and Cali - either due to their homes being destroyed, or fear of further collapses.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

This is just the latest in a series of total collapses of the electricity grid.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

He throws me a triumphant grin and collapses on the seat right next to me.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Ever since the ceasefire collapsed on July 8, two-thirds of transits have become "dark", or unknown, compared with less than one percent before the war, according to Kpler.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The escalation comes after cross-border trade talks collapsed over the weekend after the U.S. added last-minute requests to a nearly completed deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Just about 5:45 a.m., some of the building front collapsed, sending firefighters scrambling to get out of the way, video from the scene showed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed on to nearby homes in Guinea's capital Conakry, the government has said.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

But then a sound like a large flock of birds came from above them, and Seven nearly collapsed.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Five years ago I shot this video of Roybal coach Danny O’Fallon collapsing after his team won City title.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Viewers, too, will be made anxious by the simulated plane as well as the faux fire, smoke and collapsing architecture, though the actions being recalled by specific survivors remain the province of their memories.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala says he is being treated for a "neurological dysfunction" after collapsing during a match for the second time in a four-day period.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Rather than collapsing into an infinite singularity, it reaches a very high but finite density and then reverses direction, expanding outward.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Here and there, tendrils of its curling white churn seemed to rise up and peer about before collapsing again into the tidal flow like whitecaps sucked back into the surf.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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