crumble
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The evidence suggests that extreme heating from the Sun is cracking the asteroid's surface, releasing trapped gases and causing the body to slowly crumble apart.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
A further four people have been charged over a separate incident in which crumble and custard was thrown at a display case containing the Crown Jewels on 6 December 2025.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Institutions don’t crumble overnight, and they certainly don’t collapse from the top.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
The subscription revenue model pioneered by cloud software would crumble, replaced by a consumption-based one that favors AI start-ups, chip companies, and cloud-computing hyperscalers.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
My legs feel like they’re going to crumble beneath me.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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