collapse
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Two years after his departure, the century-old conference itself began to collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Consumers find the gasoline and heating bills collapse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
I watched it collapse into a gray cloud of debris that grew larger as it headed toward me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Water levels in the River Deben in Suffolk dropped by more than a metre after heavy rain caused a weir structure at Ufford, near Woodbridge, to fall away and a bridge to partially collapse.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
They didn’t need to collapse; they merely needed to stop rising so fast.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Thousands of people have experienced health effects like cancer from the terrorist attacks, including many who have died, after breathing in hazardous contaminants from the building collapses.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Extremely small black holes could arise from special critical states in which even a tiny addition of energy can determine whether the system disperses or collapses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risks of glacial lake floods and glacial collapses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
He anticipates that both will use their mobility to make plays if the pocket collapses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She doesn’t wait for an answer; she just collapses into the seat across from mine.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
The Long Island father of four was likely in the South Tower of the World Trade Center when it collapsed, the Scauso family was told.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Both US and Canadian officials have said they would like to strike a deal, but no movement has been made to resume talks after they collapsed in late August.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The home’s driveway had collapsed into a 30-by-30-foot sinkhole caused by coastal erosion, according to KTLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Later, he went into business with a partner, and their venture collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Their raft bumped against the shore and Gingersnipes collapsed with a dramatic flourish.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Not everyone sees virtue in collapsing those boundaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Beneath the fantastical plot, it’s also a portrait of a woman collapsing under the weight of her suffering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Justice warned that exempting any more prisoners risked "prisons reaching capacity and collapsing".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
It didn't respond to a request for comment, but it has rejected suggestions that its influence is collapsing, saying hundreds of candidates it backed have won their primaries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Neil Young sings like a barn collapsing but his music’s epic.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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