collapse
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The collapse of communism in Europe cemented the Vatican as a U.S. geopolitical partner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
It is one of the highest-altitude golf courses in North America, and LIV golfers took deep breaths before answering press questions about reports that the organization was on the verge of collapse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Sergio Garcia says LIV Golf's players were told earlier this year the event would run for "many years" as rumours swirl the Saudi-backed venture is on the verge of collapse.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
A new trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona begins Tuesday a year after a scandal involving a judge caused the first trial to collapse.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
With Turkey’s collapse, the seven-century-old Turkish Ottoman Empire vanished into history.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
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