collapse
Example Sentences
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First Brands collapsed into bankruptcy as restructuring advisers said the company had double pledged receivables and made up invoices to use as collateral.
The phrase "House of Cards" is often linked today with a popular Netflix political series, but its original meaning describes something far more literal: a structure that can collapse easily.
From Science Daily
Several hundred million light-years after the Big Bang, clouds made of hydrogen and helium cooled enough to begin collapsing under their own gravity.
From Science Daily
An AFP journalist at the scene saw the collapsed facade of a residential building and rescue workers searching the rubble for victims.
From Barron's
The 41-year-old actor was hospitalized last week in Atlanta after he collapsed while walking up the stairs in his apartment, TMZ reported.
From Los Angeles Times
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