1
as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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2
as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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In October, the company’s stock collapsed to less than $1 per share after a debt deal, down from its peak of nearly $235 per share in 2019.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026 -
When the old order collapsed, Iran’s networks were ready.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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None of those players flopped but none of them been outstanding, either.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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He and most of the Cluely staff were flopped on a single sofa.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Stocks plunged, and the price of oil spiked by fifteen per cent, as Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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After a fifth year of extreme drought, water levels in Tehran’s five reservoirs plunged to some 10% of their capacity, prompting President Masoud Pezeshkian to warn the capital may have to be evacuated.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, failed on a 47-53 vote tally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Ward’s effort to revive his program last year failed to pass the Assembly appropriations committee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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StubHub — Shares of the secondary ticketing marketplace tumbled 6%.—
Pia Singh,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Twitter’s stock tumbled as a result.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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On the tea-time menu that Wednesday is Vazhakkai Bajji, green plantain slivers folded into spicy chickpea batter, deep-fried a crisp orange-brown and presented on a banana leaf with a coconut dipping chutney on the side.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Loyal folded, and in December 2023, Ferree became the first player ever signed by SDFC.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Shares of Oracle have dipped 21% this year, swept up in a broader sell-off targeting the technology industry upon fears of artificial intelligence disruption.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Morning temperatures dipped to the mid-50s, but that's already a good 10-15 degrees warmer than our average high today.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Cratered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cratered. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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