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When such enormous volumes of magma escape from underground, the rock above the emptied reservoir can collapse, leaving behind a broad, relatively shallow depression known as a caldera.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Venezuela’s total shrimp output has fallen more than 90% since 2024, according to industry figures, a collapse driven largely by Lamar’s decline under state management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

CNN’s “Fear & Greed” index is screaming fear, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note just clinched its biggest daily drop since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

An investment does not require a collapse in demand to disappoint.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

And without his plan and his leadership—these two items seemed inextricably connected in his own mind—the government and inevitably the national union itself must collapse.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

There were 86 building collapses between 2009 and 2019, killing an estimated 200 people, according to a report by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Calderas are large depressions that generally form when the ground collapses after magma is removed from an underground chamber.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

One concern is the risk of a compression fracture, which is when a vertebra collapses, usually as a result of osteoporosis, according to Banner Health’s Fisher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

He knows he’s in trouble when he takes a final step and a feeling like lightning shoots up his leg, but he catches her just as she collapses.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

Although the ever-expanding Marvelverse collapsed under market saturation, Bettany’s romantasy hero is one of the few characters worth getting excited about.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

A section of Brighton's historic West Pier has collapsed into the sea during the wet and windy weather brought by Storm Austen.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

In 2019, North Korea's Kim made the 60-hour train journey home from Hanoi empty-handed after his summit with the US president collapsed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

As a young professional, my trick ankle gave out and I collapsed in front of my boyfriend, Drew, in the parking lot of a TV studio in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some of its walls had collapsed, and its flimsy roof rocked side to side with the waves, but it was still standing.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

"Vincent Kompany had to seek medical treatment on Friday after collapsing during training for FC Bayern's amateurs," said a statement from the Bundesliga club.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

That does not mean demand is collapsing, or that these stocks will always move together.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

"It is in very poor condition, with falling, dangerous, and disease-infested trees and, importantly, a collapsing and hazardous seawall."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

But mostly they were angry with the “brass,” and with their own officers for abandoning them in the retreat, and with the French for collapsing without a fight.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan