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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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Mr. Beevor disagrees, arguing that Rasputin “contributed more than any other individual to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

At the time of its collapse, Evergrande had around 1,300 projects in the works across 280 cities in China.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

Anya heard her mother scream her name, but Anya had to focus on the Varangian before her, or she was going to lose every last bit of her nerve and collapse to the ground.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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