collapse
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"Most likely, the largest scale losses were probably in the 16th to 19th century, which saw the kind of critical collapse phase of Ireland's rainforest," he said.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The finale also outperformed standard weeknight late-night competition by a wide margin, turning the sendoff into a notable ratings moment rather than a collapse.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
By comparison, fruit stored at 30°C showed early thinning of cell walls, starch depletion, and eventual cell collapse.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
The collapse of Thursday's effort leaves the administration with no formal plan for managing the security risks posed by the most powerful AI systems -- and no timeline for producing one.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Right up until the collapse, Lippmann would pepper them with agitprop about the housing market, and his own ideas of which subprime mortgage bonds his customers should bet against.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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