crumbling

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Harry Truman’s gut renovation of the crumbling executive mansion aimed to preserve the original feel of the White House’s public areas and living quarters.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The Empire was crumbling; the Visigoths had sacked Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

That was the old Wembley, though, which was crumbling by then.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

They say renovating crumbling Soviet-era buildings is more expensive than starting from scratch, and that the region urgently needs more housing for its rapidly growing population of some 80 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

There were moments every day when Carmen’s heart seemed to be crumbling apart, like the church tower in her village after the quake.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis