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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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Investors worried about a broader stock market collapse, fear not.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The collapse in star power between Ms. Winslet and Ms. Creed-Miles is similarly impossible to ignore; the latter simply fails to be engaging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Resident Sohail told AFP "everyone began screaming in panic" after his niece managed to find her way home after escaping the building to inform them of the collapse.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Dodgers showed signs of life during Game 3 of the NLCS, but Bill Plaschke writes the reigning champs can’t survive their crushing collapse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

I prayed that their entire turning machine would collapse in a heap.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Building collapses are common in Pakistan, largely due to poor safety standards and substandard construction materials in the South Asian nation of more than 240 million people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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

To bridge that gap, standard quantum mechanics says that when a quantum system is measured or observed, its wavefunction collapses into a single definite outcome.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

He collapses his magic props and stuffs them back into his blazer pockets.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

A man named Sohail told AFP that "everyone began screaming in panic" when his niece, who had escaped the building, arrived home to tell them it had collapsed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

In January, a collapsed sewer pipe outside Washington, D.C., spilled more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The lie collapsed with almost embarrassing speed, and the people who spread it now face potential legal exposure.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Turkey's relations with Israel have collapsed over Gaza, but Azerbaijan has tried to maintain relationships with both countries.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The bravery she had managed to recover in the last year disintegrated, and she would have collapsed to the ground if Demyan hadn’t caught her.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

"It's not in danger of collapsing externally, but internally there is no roof," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wherever you look in “Digger,” the world is collapsing: Ceilings spring leaks, coffee makers explode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Protection cannot be reduced indefinitely without systems collapsing," said Dominique Hyde, UNHCR's external relations chief.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

I let go of his lifeless hand and stand, collapsing into Dad’s chest.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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