crumble

Perhaps inevitably, someone dug them up, handed them to a tabloid and waited for the man to crumble.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"The coastline flanking the sea arch has shown signs of instability for years," NPS, which warned in 2021 that the arch would eventually crumble, said in a statement.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services crumble due to "severe" funding cuts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

But in the months since, his pageant dreams have begun to crumble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mama makes a few attempts at conversation, but they crumble.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

As sentiment about AI crumbles, Klement said the stock market could fall about 35% — hence his 5,000 target for the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Cake crumbles, graham-cracker crust toppings and star-spangled sprinkles are a whole other challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

She added, “Today, that narrative crumbles, and it does so with the full force of a court ruling.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

And that brings us to another issue - the lack of a plan B if the line crumbles again.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

Usually, I get the Salisbury steak with cheese and little crumbles of bacon on it.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

Powerful waves crumbled large sections of the boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula and left several homes with severe structural damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Prospects of a sequel crumbled in 2019 when the Hollywood Reporter broke news that Lim left the sequel over pay disparity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sri Lanka lost two wickets without a run on the board and crumbled to 45 all out in less than 10 overs of chaos that included three run-outs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jaissle's side crumbled and conceded three goals in a chastening 14-minute period in the first half.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

They crumbled into piles of bones, armor, shields, and weapons.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

With that industry now going through turbulent changes, and Los Angeles challenged by issues including affordability, homelessness and a crumbling infrastructure, he worries that future generations may no longer be drawn here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

France's student protests are fuelled by a range of grievances, from unreplaced teachers and crumbling buildings to broader inequalities in accessing a good education.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

While he said "not all" French schools were crumbling, he promised further investment in education, adding: "If we need to do more, we'll have to see."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A dangerously nondurable kind of concrete was used for a recently built skyscraper that is already crumbling from the inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Anderson used his power to earmark municipal funds to clean up the Black Belt’s crumbling sewers and streets.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield