collapse
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Similar dynamics brought on the euro crisis, though the euro didn’t collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Long before that collapse, however, hunters relied on a variety of strategies and locations to harvest bison, sometimes shifting from one site to another.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
"What is happening today is the complete collapse of the community as a result of the settlers' continuous and repeated attacks," Farhan Jahaleen, a Bedouin from the village, told AFP in January.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
This time, the defibrillator was inside his body - implanted during an operation several days after his previous collapse.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Finally, they were too tired, and the sisters carried the little boys on their backs until the evening sun began to set and the girls were near collapse.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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