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In fact, tailwinds from 2025 are becoming headwinds, as energy prices climb and the K-shaped recovery starts to crumble: “Paper-rich consumers supported spending by running down savings, however this is already dissipating,’ Carroll writes.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Institutions don’t crumble overnight, and they certainly don’t collapse from the top.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

A looming question is what might happen should the regime crumble under U.S.-led pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

At this World Cup, they have scrambled an escape against Nepal, scraped past Scotland and Italy when the walls threatened to crumble in, and beat Sri Lanka with one of the great one-man shows.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

At this moment the soil at the far end of the burrow began to crumble inward: then it fell away and Silver’s head and front paws appeared.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams