crumbling

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Harry Truman’s gut renovation of the crumbling executive mansion aimed to preserve the original feel of the White House’s public areas and living quarters.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Murdaugh’s six-week trial in small-town Walterboro, S.C., became a global phenomenon as viewers were transfixed by the crumbling of a generations-old South Carolina family dynasty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

For days, Soviet authorities hid the catastrophe from the world -- a disaster that further weakened the already crumbling USSR, which collapsed in 1991.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Although there is no shortage of crumbling housing, graffiti and empty shops there is still some manufacturing in the region too.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

But now the wall she'd built to hide behind was crumbling and all her pain was pouring out.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda