collapse

Example Sentences

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There are 20 fire engines trying to control the blaze but there are concerns the mall could collapse further.

From BBC

Footage on social media showed collapsed ceilings and rubble at the factory, huge plumes of smoke overhead and fire engines at the scene.

From Barron's

A series of costly accounting errors had a major role in the collapse of the charity that ran Coventry City of Culture, a BBC investigation has found.

From BBC

Then the rial, Iran’s currency, began to collapse.

From Salon

How can it be that the over 50s, and pensioners in particular, are living through another collapse in economic confidence, and yet the young adult population is much more positive?

From BBC