collapse
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He made headlines this month after he appeared to collapse during a video live stream.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
"The only way theorists have come up with to birth sub-solar neutron stars is during the collapse of a very rapidly spinning star," Metzger says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
Other people have told the BBC how he left not just their homes at risk of collapse, but their relationships, too.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Something long on the brink of collapse, one senses, has finally toppled over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
It stood to reason that the CDOs, which were created out of these triple-B-rated subprime bonds, should collapse, too.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
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