crumble

Because the enzymes worked in sequence, the material did not simply crumble into smaller plastic fragments.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

"I couldn't believe the effect it had on the concrete. It just disintegrates. You can crumble it in your fingers - it almost turns to dust."

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

But we shouldn’t give up if it starts to crumble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

Venezuela's interim leader declared a state of emergency Wednesday as two massive earthquakes caused buildings in the capital to crumble and forced the closure of the country's main airport.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

The papers are neatly folded and feel so thin and frail I’m almost scared to touch them in case they crumble to dust in my hands.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

"Today, that narrative crumbles, and it does so with the full force of a court ruling."

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

It’s not like it used to be, back in the bad old days of crumbles and collapses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

"The irony is now we're just studying a regular comet and it crumbles in front of our eyes," said principal investigator Dennis Bodewits, also a professor in Auburn University's Department of Physics.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026

But any debate over female filmmakers in genre cinema crumbles under the considerable evidence and attendant indignation to be found in “1000 Women in Horror.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

“Who knows? 45 Maybe someday, after all this crumbles away, the trees will be back, and these storms will make sense again.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Given their poor run of results - two wins in nine - and faced with the task of dislodging the Kiwis on the road-like pitch and in extreme temperatures, England could have crumbled.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

But the arrangement crumbled when the ownership of the franchise changed hands in 2024, and the new owners balked at recognizing Mansell’s claim on its inventory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The 13-year-old survived the twin tremors of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 on Wednesday that killed her mother and her uncle, who shielded her body from the building that crumbled around them.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

At 2-0 down in the home Ashes of 2023, this regime may have crumbled had England not won the third Test at Headingley.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

As Papa put one arm around Mama and the other around Mary Toy, Miss Love’s composure crumbled and she went to crying.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

As their impatience grows, the window for Odysseus to reclaim his kingdom and restore a crumbling world to Zeus’ law — essentially open-hearted hospitality and treating others as you’d be treated — is closing.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

But beyond the crumbling infrastructure lies a bird haven.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

A video showed parts of the airport terminal’s roof crumbling and check-in areas covered with bricks and debris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The third project in Wilmington, near the Port of Los Angeles, would have fixed crumbling sidewalks and added high-visibility crosswalks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

According to the crumbling book, it was an old, old art form that had begun back when Chattana was little more than a sleepy fishing village.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat