collapse
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But events may have pivoted back Israel’s way with the collapse of a temporary ceasefire meant to open the Strait of Hormuz and initiate peace talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In a closing monologue, Odysseus looks ahead to the collapse of the Bronze Age, imagining a future in which his world and everything that happened to him will be forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“But for now, economic and fundamental tailwinds will prevail. Multiple compression, not recession or an earnings collapse, is the bulls’ chief worry.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
As the water moves beyond the constricted section, pressure rises and the bubbles violently collapse.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Uncle Bob was on the verge of an emotional collapse.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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The first approach uses hydrodynamic cavitation, which creates and collapses tiny vapor bubbles in contaminated water.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
This detail matters because it collapses the false divide between pleasure and care.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Staff there lost over $1 billion in the collapse, which took place, like many collapses, in a matter of weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Montalvo's nightmare is part of what industry insiders are calling one of the largest ticketing collapses in history.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I’m going to the powder room. Y’all watch her in case she collapses dead of hunger.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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And here is the tell: It kept climbing while crude collapsed, and it is still climbing now that crude is rising.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
It wasn’t clear whether either side was ready to accept a new halt to the fighting after the preliminary peace deal they signed in mid-June collapsed earlier this month, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"It is just excruciating. There have been times that I have literally collapsed on my way home from work because I am in agony," Lewis, from Broadstairs, said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
A preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as the foes fight to break the deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway key to the world's oil supply.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
She pulled the boat away from the foaming water and collapsed on the warm stone.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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It puts a seller under pressure to accept the lower price or risk losing their sale and collapsing their property chain - potentially losing the house they want to buy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Volkswagen executives have repeatedly stressed the need for the company to slim down as collapsing sales in China have started to look less like a blip and more like a new normal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Dickey died after collapsing during the first day of Bucknell University football training camp in July 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
These objects, known as pre-main-sequence stars, formed from collapsing clouds of gas and continue to shrink under their own gravity.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Ayanna had stumbled back, clutching her head in pain, but now she moved forward again, nearly collapsing against my shoulder, and pointed.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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