collapse
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The state-owned body cited the collapse of three of its early investments - including its first, Glasgow-based laser company M Squared.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
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
I collapse into the armchair and put my face in my hands.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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The odds of this forecast coming true are close to nil; employment almost never collapses by that much, and never when output is skyrocketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Human casualties, building collapses, road damage, fires... have been confirmed so far," Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X, adding there were also "water and power outages".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 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
The colossus strikes the temple, which collapses, and Mangogul stirs.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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
Late Friday, talks between the two countries to reach a deal collapsed at the 11th hour, spurring prospects that the dispute between neighbors with almost $900 billion-a-year trading relationship could become an all-out trade war.
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
The hosts had earlier been bowled out for 156 with England paceman Matthew Potts taking 5-46 and they again collapsed dismally in the face of ruthless quick bowling.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The giant Norseman stiffened and fell back into the collapsed spice bin with a final wallop.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Firefighters were in “defensive mode” and were not entering the building due to risks of it collapsing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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
The collapsing capsule compresses fusion fuel to the extraordinary pressures and temperatures required for fusion reactions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
But he added it was "simply not possible to prevent all offenders from being released early without the prison system collapsing".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I felt something collapsing inside me, sticks snapping, logs on fire splitting and falling, and I suddenly felt so ashamed.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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