collapse
Example Sentences
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The cost of owning even a modest condo has increased because of recent laws aimed at shoring up condo safety and finances in the wake of the 2021 building collapse in Surfside, Fla.
Commerce collapsed, smuggling flourished, and local juries sympathetic to their neighbors’ plight punished the customs officials and soldiers sent to enforce federal policy.
He made a good living, even as the industry collapsed around him.
From Los Angeles Times
The heavy favorites nearly collapsed under their own weight.
From Los Angeles Times
Venezuelans began fleeing in droves in 2014 as economic collapse led to widespread food and medicine shortages, as well as political repression.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
