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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

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

Paris Henken, a US competitive sailor, said in a viral Instagram post that she had been a tenant of one of the buildings now on the brink of collapse.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

I collapse into the chair closest to the door.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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

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

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

It’s one of the most epic collapses for a league champion in MLS history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

His body goes rigid, and he collapses on the pavement, trembling.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

Pantglas Junior School and surrounding houses in the village near Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, were catastrophically engulfed in coal slurry after the colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

Schiff said one of his constituents, identified only as Doug, wrote him a letter expressing concern about conditions aboard the ship after his son was medically evacuated due to a collapsed lung.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Whereupon all three children collapsed to the ground, laughing uproariously at their own joke.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

An Israeli passenger, Yaniv Hayun, and a crew member broke into the cockpit, which the wounded Indian pilot may have unlocked before collapsing by the door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

I got the bike into the house and barely made it to my bed before collapsing.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers