crumbling

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But it does suggest that the movement is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.

From Salon • May 1, 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

I walked across the city as the sun set, through narrow streets lined with once-grand buildings now crumbling with age.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter said the NHS was "crumbling and services are stretched beyond belief".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The Second World War changed the world order: Empire was crumbling, and a vocal Nigerian elite, mostly from the South, had emerged.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie