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as in breakdowns
a mental or nervous collapse
a crack-up required him to take a year off from work
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as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate
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According to spending breakdowns from the California Department of Education, administrative salaries account for a single‑digit share of K–12 education spending statewide.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026 -
The past has a way of forcing its way into the present through memory, guilt, shame, anger and, in many cases, emotional breakdowns.—
Jerry Colonna,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Additionally, about 17% of those severely injured by traffic collisions in Sacramento County were 20 years old or younger.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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The Navy will lead the investigation, so there won’t be as much information shared publicly as in civilian crashes.—
Rebecca Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Many crashes happened while Tesla vehicles were stationary, waiting at traffic lights, stop signs or in slow traffic.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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McNeal’s unit handles patients who are coming out of surgery or have trauma from car wrecks or falls.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Tesla is recalling over 218,000 vehicles because when drivers reverse, the rearview camera image may lag, potentially causing wrecks and injuries, according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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“Crack-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack-ups. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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