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Finding a hidden asteroid that is actively falling apart is important because meteor observations can reveal objects that ordinary telescopes cannot detect.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

His friend group was falling apart, he was going through a difficult breakup, and his parents were in the process of separating.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

It is all falling apart for them and, after six straight league defeats, they are down in ninth place and absolutely desperate for a result here.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"Everyone is trying to endure it, but... they are falling apart," 40-year-old Amir, a Tehran resident, told an AFP reporter based outside the country.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

“Someone with a lot more strength than me, that’s for sure. I mean, I could tell you were sad, but not falling apart like I was—” I caught myself.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds




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