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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

Large waves from Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel battered homes across Southern California over the weekend, leaving some properties at risk of collapse.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The more they listened to the people who ran the subprime market, the more they felt the collapse of double-A-rated bonds wasn’t a long shot at all, but likely.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

It usually moves out to about 50 basis points, or collapses to zero.

From MarketWatch ● 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

To bridge that gap, standard quantum mechanics says that when a quantum system is measured or observed, its wavefunction collapses into a single definite outcome.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Stack collapses weren’t that uncommon, and if the scaffold supports buckled at the wrong angle, the domino effect could bring down four or five of the neighboring stacks too.

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

Arcee, an open-source AI startup, recently secured commitments for both capital and computing capacity from an infrastructure partner, said CEO Mark McQuade, but the deal collapsed when the firm’s data center was delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

After 150,000 union members across the country refused to handle any Pullman railcars on any railroad, the U.S. transportation system collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Footage shared online, which has not been verified by the BBC, appears to show collapsed buildings in the towns of Penonomé and Soná.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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

Sue collapsed onto the ground, and Akira slumped down beside her, glad for a moment’s rest.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Mangled drill towers and collapsing offshore platforms are visible as far as the eye can see.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

During the earliest stage of solar system formation, the collapsing cloud of gas and dust may have generated a plasma containing charged particles.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Two 25-year-old men have died after collapsing during the Great North Run, the event's organiser said.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

But it had also bowed, curving and collapsing a little like a kitchen sponge when you squeeze it between your thumb and fingers.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland