collapse

Example Sentences

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Geumseong's escape to South Korea had been difficult and dangerous and, at one point, he collapsed with what was believed to be tuberculosis.

From BBC

Those reserves, known as capital requirements, act as a financial cushion that allows banks to absorb losses without collapsing.

From Barron's

The scene following the collapse of Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. was perhaps a bit predictable — the streaming giant is raising prices.

From MarketWatch

“The scene seemed to collapse under all these absences,” Ms. Lewin reports, “the mirage of the writer’s room destroyed.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Animals living in freshwater ecosystems are declining faster than those on land or in the oceans, yet the collapse of migratory freshwater fish has received relatively little global attention.

From Science Daily