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collapse

[kuh-laps] / kəˈlæps /




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Spirit’s collapse is a cautionary tale for people who hoard company loyalty points, said Katy Nastro, a travel expert at the travel site Going.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Monday's 3-1 home defeat by Nottingham Forest leaves the managerless Blues ninth in the Premier League as their campaign continues to collapse.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

One is the Diósi-Penrose model, which has long proposed a connection between gravity and the collapse of the wavefunction.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The shutdown of Spirit Airlines follows the collapse of a proposed federal bailout package reportedly worth around $500 million, which had been under discussion as the airline struggled through bankruptcy proceedings and mounting financial pressure.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

The Greek universe, created by Pythagoras, Aristotle, and Ptolemy, survived long after the collapse of Greek civilization.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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