collapse
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But it’s not as extreme of an intervention as Mario Draghi’s “whatever it takes” pledge to preserve the euro or Ben Bernanke’s bazooka program in response to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, experts say.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Significant" resources and personnel - including the military - have been deployed to search for survivors after the collapse at about 02:00 local time following heavy rain overnight, the government added in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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
As she takes off in a full sprint, I fall back and collapse into the tall grass.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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This is just the latest in a series of total collapses of the electricity grid.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It isn’t as if she doesn’t have several plans B. And it gives “Techniquely” a winningly informal bouquet, especially when the jokes fall flat and she collapses, mock-groaning, on the cutting board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
This detail matters because it collapses the false divide between pleasure and care.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Root's unbeaten 76 at Edgbaston kept England in contention, with a 121-run partnership with Liam Dawson coming between collapses of 6-107 and 4-30, while an undefeated 99 in Cardiff anchored England's successful chase.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Since then, I have been involved mostly in work on other projects, especially on my next book about collapses of societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Local authorities said 15 people were taken to hospital, including a pregnant woman who was injured after her house collapsed on her, according to AFP news agency.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Over the weekend, Carney said one reason the deal collapsed was that US negotiators sought last-minute restrictions on Canadian trade deals with other countries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Talks between Canada and the U.S. collapsed late Friday—raising the prospect of an all-out trade war between neighbors with a nearly $900 billion-a-year trading relationship.
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
Meanwhile, Seven and Thorn ran into the protective magical safety of the Twilight Square gazebo and nearly collapsed onto the wooden floor.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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He once slept an hour a night for a month straight before collapsing at the office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
That led it to sell properties at huge discounts to stay afloat before collapsing in 2021.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Cole’s Tyler acts practically while collapsing into a black hole of cynicism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
She weaved a trifle, then fainted, collapsing to the floor.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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