collapse

In a closing monologue, Odysseus looks ahead to the collapse of the Bronze Age, imagining a future in which his world and everything that happened to him will be forgotten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Fears first emerged three years ago that Thames Water could collapse and it has recently warned it could run out of cash by November.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

“But for now, economic and fundamental tailwinds will prevail. Multiple compression, not recession or an earnings collapse, is the bulls’ chief worry.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

As the water moves beyond the constricted section, pressure rises and the bubbles violently collapse.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

He started running, flat-out, as fast as he could, until his chest burned and he thought he was going to collapse.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

This detail matters because it collapses the false divide between pleasure and care.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Staff there lost over $1 billion in the collapse, which took place, like many collapses, in a matter of weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Since astronomers first identified them in the early 2000s, they have struggled to explain why these explosions remain intensely bright long after a massive star's iron core collapses and blasts its outer layers into space.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Vibrations from earth-moving equipment could have triggered further collapses, possibly dooming Gil — and his would-be rescuers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

But when the soil is shaken, the structure holding up the grains collapses, causing water from below to rise toward the surface.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Iran began attacking ships using the Oman corridor in early July, setting off an extended series of tit-for-tat attacks that collapsed the deal to pause the fighting and all but closed the strait to traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

A preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as the foes fight to break the deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway key to the world's oil supply.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Church attendance has collapsed at a pace that would have seemed impossible just a generation ago.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Earlier this year, US drinks firm Tilray took over Brewdog in a deal worth about £33m after the company collapsed with debts of more than £500m, leading to hundreds of job losses.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

She pulled the boat away from the foaming water and collapsed on the warm stone.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

It puts a seller under pressure to accept the lower price or risk losing their sale and collapsing their property chain - potentially losing the house they want to buy.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

But this one will probably sting even more since the Three Lions were five minutes away from their first final in six decades before collapsing against Argentina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Volkswagen executives have repeatedly stressed the need for the company to slim down as collapsing sales in China have started to look less like a blip and more like a new normal.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Kasen has also suggested that if a collapsing star forms a black hole instead of a magnetar, it could likewise produce an unusually bright supernova.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Vincent, who should have stood the conditions well, was also close to collapsing.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong