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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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Meanwhile, investors are digesting the implications of the collapse in trade talks between the U.S. and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

But it’s not as extreme of an intervention as Mario Draghi’s “whatever it takes” pledge to preserve the euro or Ben Bernanke’s bazooka program in response to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, experts say.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

In recent days, the government had ordered the expulsion of people and safety measures around the site because of fears of a collapse.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

The collapse comes after more than a year of on-again, off-again trade talks, which intensified in recent weeks after a US-imposed deadline to strike a deal or face further tariffs.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The first was that they had stumbled into the market very late, just before its collapse, and after a handful of other money managers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

He anticipates that both will use their mobility to make plays if the pocket collapses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The odds of this forecast coming true are close to nil; employment almost never collapses by that much, and never when output is skyrocketing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

This is just the latest in a series of total collapses of the electricity grid.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

But since Kia had witnessed a bevy of my mental collapses, he considered Evan a raw wound.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Ever since the ceasefire collapsed on July 8, two-thirds of transits have become "dark", or unknown, compared with less than one percent before the war, according to Kpler.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Our last smelter broke down in 2021 and collapsed into bankruptcy last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Just about 5:45 a.m., some of the building front collapsed, sending firefighters scrambling to get out of the way, video from the scene showed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Talks for a new trade deal between the U.S. and Canada collapsed late Friday, raising the prospect of a trade war between the two neighbors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

When George was settled, Owen collapsed beside him.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Five years ago I shot this video of Roybal coach Danny O’Fallon collapsing after his team won City title.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Viewers, too, will be made anxious by the simulated plane as well as the faux fire, smoke and collapsing architecture, though the actions being recalled by specific survivors remain the province of their memories.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

But with populations still collapsing across Africa, he knows protecting them will require much more than one community.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Rather than collapsing into an infinite singularity, it reaches a very high but finite density and then reverses direction, expanding outward.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

I let go of his lifeless hand and stand, collapsing into Dad’s chest.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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