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The Dodgers showed signs of life during Game 3 of the NLCS, but Bill Plaschke writes the reigning champs can’t survive their crushing collapse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The researchers say the scale of the demographic collapse has important implications for understanding intergenerational trauma, persistent disadvantage, and the development of policies that better support Indigenous communities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The difference resulted from a channel collapse that constrained barge capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Abigail Holmes, clinical board director for women and children at the health board, told the meeting they were "working incredibly hard to make sure our service does not collapse".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Seven had to force herself not to collapse right then and there.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

Successive column collapses generate pyroclastic density currents with the resulting deposits reaching several hundred meters in thickness, as they did in the last super-eruption.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 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

“A pleasant place for the world to hide from its problems while human civilization slowly collapses, primarily due to neglect.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Albertsons’ struggles after the deal collapsed were predicted by its former CEO, Vivek Sankaran, in a Portland, Ore., federal courtroom in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"I remember nothing until day four when I was brought round but a few hours later, I was ventilated again because both my lungs collapsed," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

A trio of storms since early September has put considerable strain on the historic Long Beach boardwalk, which collapsed further between 64th and 65th Place on Seaside Walk during a weekend of heavy surf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 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

Sigurd tore out of the river as Dobrynya pulled his handful of water threads and the canyon collapsed.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

A collapsing property market hasn’t found a bottom, legions of college graduates can’t find jobs and companies are struggling to turn a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Wherever you look in “Digger,” the world is collapsing: Ceilings spring leaks, coffee makers explode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"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

How deep it went no one knew, but now, all unseen, the intricate subterranean strata were collapsing.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor