collapse
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"So we are not talking about a collapse of the Labour vote, but we are talking about a significant decline in it," he explained.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The researchers emphasize that the study does not predict a sudden collapse of civilization.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Every few years, some geopolitical friction sends commentators racing to declare the end of dollar hegemony and the collapse of the petrodollar.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
And they collapse on the ones that never happen.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Above this Chandrasekhar limit a star’s gravity will pull on itself so strongly that electrons can’t stop its collapse.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing collapse
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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