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implode

[im-plohd] / ɪmˈploʊd /
VERB
collapse inward
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“Businesses do not have to implode for these stocks to just take a well-deserved breather,” writes Jefferies’ U.S.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In 2008, it had to reverse course rapidly as banks imploded, and again in 2011 as the entire euro system threatened to implode.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Jets, meanwhile, keep finding ways to implode, and effort matters in games like this.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

A fear in markets has been that if these companies start selling crypto, one of the year’s most popular trades could implode.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

After barely nibbling it, she thought her respiratory system was going to implode.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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