collapse
Example Sentences
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The rising average age has been driven by a collapse in the portion of first-time buyers under 25 to just 6%, having made up a quarter of those buying their first homes in the 1990s.
From BBC
The result was a surge in imports and a collapse in the price of tradable goods such as electronics, apparel and furniture.
From MarketWatch
Recovery of bodies has proved difficult because of the debris and collapsed structures.
From Barron's
The efforts echo how Milton built investor heat for Nikola—which eventually collapsed amid unfulfilled promises of a technological revolution, allegations of fraud and litigation.
If I have nothing to work towards, I will just collapse in on myself.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
