collapsing

Example Sentences

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With oil subsidies gone, tourism collapsing and foreign investors pulling out, Cuba is in dire shape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Even as Schrader speculated about disappearing jobs and collapsing creative workflows, he suggested Hollywood’s ultimate AI future may lie less in digital effects than in entirely synthetic stars.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“While markets certainly will continue to rise and fall, the pain threshold where policymakers step in to support collapsing markets is probably lower than it used to be,” they said in the note.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

“Anita, por favor,” Mami pleads, collapsing in a hall chair.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez