collapse
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Fifteen years ago, in an epic unraveling, McIlroy saw a four-shot Sunday lead evaporate with a collapse at Amen Corner — triple bogey, bogey, double bogey on holes 11, 12 and 13.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
That same weekend, his administration announced a naval blockade of the strategic waterway following the collapse of negotiations led in part by Vice President JD Vance.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
A 2024 study in Scientific Reports examined the collapse and found that communities built primarily around information exchange were hit hardest.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
"We've seen people storm through and seen people collapse," Faldo, who famously clawed back Greg Norman's six-shot lead after 54 holes in 1996, said on Sky Sports.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
I'm glad she's still holding my arm because I feel like I'll collapse if she lets me go.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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