collapse
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Any state collapse could also pose a challenge to the Trump administration if large numbers of Cubans fled the country, particularly towards the US.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
This rip-roaring AI-powered bull market has already overcome a handful of potentially existential challenges — from the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to last year’s tariff tantrum.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was the result of losses on its holdings of long-dated securities, which had to be liquidated when the bank experienced large withdrawals by depositors.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Suggesting emergence rather than collapse, a winged metal woman rises from a hospital bed, bathed in multicolored light projected across the walls, while translucent metallic fragments dangle overhead.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
A cave mouth appeared, but this time it didn’t collapse right away.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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