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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

The gambit was meant to speed the agency’s approval should the Netflix deal crumble.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Now they are watching the future of that partnership crumble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Raac is less durable than reinforced concrete as the "bubbly" structure can let water in, weakening the building material which can crumble and collapse.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

He felt so well, so close to perfect companionship, that he thought of no other refuge on the afternoon on which Amaranta Úrsula had made his illusions crumble.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez