collapse
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After staving off a weekend collapse, McIlroy had dodged Scheffler, himself a two-time champion, and became only the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
He blamed the deal's collapse on negotiations over profit margins.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The collapse of Samsung Electronics' talks with its largest labour union dished another blow to Seoul's AI drive, with company shares falling as much as 6.1 percent, Bloomberg reported.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a preventable tragedy of enormous consequence,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The collapse of the Soviet Union had meant the deterioration of its public health policy.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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