meltdown

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Paulson said a crisis in the Treasury market would differ in a crucial way from the 2008 financial meltdown, when the U.S. government still had enough fiscal capacity to step in and contain the damage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Repression is a necessary but insufficient condition for the regime to survive the current economic meltdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Medvedev has become infamous for his outbursts - most notably at last year's US Open, where he had a meltdown after a photographer walked on court mid-match.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A tradwife influencer’s public meltdown or toxic relationship prods at the artifice and hypocrisy of aspirational Christian content, but these scandals also reveal an uncomfortable relationship between creators and their audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

I felt bad for James, watching him have this meltdown.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea