caved-in

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Both theaters are still in business today, but the Rockford Theatre, whose roof caved in during a particularly heavy snowfall in early 2023, has yet to reopen.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

It was nonetheless immortalized in Lightfoot’s lyrics: “At 7 p.m., a main hatchway caved in, he said, ‘Fellas, it’s been good to know ya.’

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

The roof of the Jet Set club in the capital Santo Domingo caved in early on April 8, during a concert by merengue star Rubby Perez.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Petro quickly caved in, but he didn’t back down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

I swung the binoculars back toward the burning house at the moment when the roof caved in and the final golden crown of flames rose up through the air.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos