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Emergency repairs and cleanup were underway Monday in California's wave-battered city of Long Beach, where several homes appeared on the brink of collapse and remained too dangerous to enter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Current demand is gangbusters, but spending is a game of chicken until multiple factor-of-10 improvements kick in and prices collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The yellow house on Seaside Walk began to collapse Sunday morning, according to two Long Beach Fire Department lifeguards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Over the weekend the DUP leader Gavin Robinson and Little-Pengelly said they would not collapse the power-sharing institutions.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Penelope’s bitterness about the recent collapse of her own fortunes grew tenfold.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

But by afternoon on a recent weekday, Josh Charles actually looks like he teleported to the past as he collapses into a seat inside his production trailer in upstate New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

That means that if the building’s elevator collapses or there is a fire that severely damages the building, homeowners are on the hook to pay for the repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Climate change makes all this more likely," geoscientist Jakob Steiner said, while noting that mountain collapses are also part of natural geological processes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

She collapses to the ground on her knees and her good arm.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

Some believe it to be the wreckage of her plane, but others have expressed scepticism that it is an aircraft at all, with one theory suggesting it is a collapsed tree.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Arcee, an open-source AI startup, recently secured commitments for both capital and computing capacity from an infrastructure partner, said CEO Mark McQuade, but the deal collapsed when the firm’s data center was delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

After 150,000 union members across the country refused to handle any Pullman railcars on any railroad, the U.S. transportation system collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Images shared by local media showed that part of a hotel had collapsed in the town of Penonome, 150 kilometers southwest of Panama City.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

She ran back to the house and nearly collapsed in the foyer, where the entry clock provided unwelcome news.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

"Protection cannot be reduced indefinitely without systems collapsing," said Dominique Hyde, UNHCR's external relations chief.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to proceed with an unpopular economic overhaul despite his collapsing popularity and recent electoral routs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The newspaper said the parties have discussed compromises, including agreeing to keep Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. film studios separate for a period of time rather than immediately collapsing them into one unit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

When we get round the corner, out of sight of the girls, I sit down on the wall, almost collapsing on to it.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler