collapse
Example Sentences
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For one, the status of women in North Korea has made great leaps since the so-called Arduous March - the famine caused in the 1990s when North Korea's economy collapsed.
From BBC
She added that her family was happy, but that they expected the collapse of the theocracy to take a longer time.
From Los Angeles Times
The truth is that his own errors had already brought about the collapse of Iran’s deterrence.
No team in English soccer oscillates faster between a romp to certain glory and imminent collapse than Arsenal.
This approach works by forming microscopic bubbles that collapse and briefly raise the temperature, helping break down the shells.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
