crumbled

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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

Daniela Oropeza, 34, who works in tourism and lives in the seaside community of Catia La Mar, said a district known as Playa Grande had crumbled.

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

A victim impact statement was also read out on behalf of Sadio's father, who said that his daughter was "a brilliant mother, a leader and incredibly intelligent" but added that their lives "had crumbled".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

One of the towers of birdcages crumbled to the ground.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri