collapse

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Then comes the pico de gallo, which may be one of the most underrated grocery-store shortcuts of all time: tomatoes, onion, cilantro and jalapeños already chopped and ready to collapse into something savory.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Scientists recently analyzed the event using multiple types of remote sensing data and concluded that the glacier's shape and structure played a major role in the rapid collapse.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

While the increasing imbalance in the relationship between Moscow and Beijing represents a long-term weakness, any predictions of a collapse seem far-fetched, at least in the short-term.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

At the time of its collapse, the budget carrier represented 75% of the airport’s passenger traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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