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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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But events may have pivoted back Israel’s way with the collapse of a temporary ceasefire meant to open the Strait of Hormuz and initiate peace talks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

In a closing monologue, Odysseus looks ahead to the collapse of the Bronze Age, imagining a future in which his world and everything that happened to him will be forgotten.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“But for now, economic and fundamental tailwinds will prevail. Multiple compression, not recession or an earnings collapse, is the bulls’ chief worry.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

As the water moves beyond the constricted section, pressure rises and the bubbles violently collapse.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Uncle Bob was on the verge of an emotional collapse.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The first approach uses hydrodynamic cavitation, which creates and collapses tiny vapor bubbles in contaminated water.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

This detail matters because it collapses the false divide between pleasure and care.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Staff there lost over $1 billion in the collapse, which took place, like many collapses, in a matter of weeks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Montalvo's nightmare is part of what industry insiders are calling one of the largest ticketing collapses in history.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

“I’m going to the powder room. Y’all watch her in case she collapses dead of hunger.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

And here is the tell: It kept climbing while crude collapsed, and it is still climbing now that crude is rising.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

It wasn’t clear whether either side was ready to accept a new halt to the fighting after the preliminary peace deal they signed in mid-June collapsed earlier this month, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

"It is just excruciating. There have been times that I have literally collapsed on my way home from work because I am in agony," Lewis, from Broadstairs, said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

A preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as the foes fight to break the deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway key to the world's oil supply.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

She pulled the boat away from the foaming water and collapsed on the warm stone.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

It puts a seller under pressure to accept the lower price or risk losing their sale and collapsing their property chain - potentially losing the house they want to buy.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Volkswagen executives have repeatedly stressed the need for the company to slim down as collapsing sales in China have started to look less like a blip and more like a new normal.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Dickey died after collapsing during the first day of Bucknell University football training camp in July 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

These objects, known as pre-main-sequence stars, formed from collapsing clouds of gas and continue to shrink under their own gravity.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Ayanna had stumbled back, clutching her head in pain, but now she moved forward again, nearly collapsing against my shoulder, and pointed.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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