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crumble

[kruhm-buhl] / ˈkrʌm bəl /


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But I didn’t have a job to go to, and after wallowing in my own sweat for what seemed like hours, I pulled Paul’s crumbled comedy class ticket out of my jacket pocket.

From Salon

The cafe name Murly Tuck is traditional locally, a phrase meaning the snack of oatcakes crumbled into milk.

From BBC

“Sable is very concerned about the state’s crumbling energy complex,” Flores said in a statement last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Giants play hard and have been creative, but they continue to crumble late.

From Los Angeles Times

The so-called Civic Duty initiative initially garnered quite broad backing, but its support has crumbled in recent weeks, with the latest gfs.bern survey showing 64 percent of those polled were opposed.

From Barron's