crumbled
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And as the discord between the president and prime minister became increasingly public, their governing alliance crumbled.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
"We were fully in the game, fully able maybe to get a result but I agree that after it went 2-1 we crumbled."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Off heat, I finished everything with green onions and crumbled feta, whose salty brineiness melted slightly into the warm sauce.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
By early 1991, after Cynthia and Don’s marriage of more than six years crumbled, Cynthia was the one who moved out.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Cultures girded themselves against zero, and philosophies crumbled under its influence, for zero is different from the other numbers.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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