crumbling
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"We will not allow any nation to determine our future. We will set our own course to keep building Canada strong for all," Carney said Friday, as negotiations for a bilateral trade deal were crumbling.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Puerto Rico’s crumbling infrastructure has long been an issue for the island’s residents, with frequent power and water outages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Kate Brown, a Sunset Square resident for 21 years, wanted to renovate the low wall outside her house in 2021, as well as paint the exterior and repair the crumbling stairs entering the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Big picture: Worries about a crumbling labor market at the end of last year have mostly gone away.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Since the old Aristotelian doctrine was crumbling, Descartes, true to his Jesuit training, tried to use nought and infinity to replace the old proof of God’s existence.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
