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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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Paris Henken, a US competitive sailor, said in a viral Instagram post that she had been a tenant of one of the buildings now on the brink of collapse.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Other major Saudi airports have also been hit, all but cementing the collapse of one of the two remaining primary air corridors connecting Europe and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The yellow house on Seaside Walk began to collapse Sunday morning, according to two Long Beach Fire Department lifeguards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Budhi Gandaki is a tributary of the Trishuli river, downstream from another tributary where a glacier collapse caused the previous disaster.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The combination of the summit’s collapse and the first two landslides lowered the mountain thirteen hundred feet.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

One concern is the risk of a compression fracture, which is when a vertebra collapses, usually as a result of osteoporosis, according to Banner Health’s Fisher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

But by afternoon on a recent weekday, Josh Charles actually looks like he teleported to the past as he collapses into a seat inside his production trailer in upstate New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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

His opponent, a quiet boy named Fortis, wipes sleet from his eyes and stares, open-mouthed, as Faris collapses to his knees, clawing at an enemy no one else can see.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Albertsons’ struggles after the deal collapsed were predicted by its former CEO, Vivek Sankaran, in a Portland, Ore., federal courtroom in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Arcee, an open-source AI startup, recently secured commitments for both capital and computing capacity from an infrastructure partner, said CEO Mark McQuade, but the deal collapsed when the firm’s data center was delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Aaron says he got out of his van and collapsed in shock, before being taken to the ambulance where a paramedic told him: "We've stabilised her but you have a very, very sick little girl."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Schiff said one of his constituents, identified only as Doug, wrote him a letter expressing concern about conditions aboard the ship after his son was medically evacuated due to a collapsed lung.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

When one collapsed, they all collapsed, because they were all driven by the same broader economic forces.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Mangled drill towers and collapsing offshore platforms are visible as far as the eye can see.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Wherever you look in “Digger,” the world is collapsing: Ceilings spring leaks, coffee makers explode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

They were saying women were collapsing on the way round.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Above my head the horses panted, their bellies swelling and collapsing, their hooves pawing at the dirt.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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