1
as in collapsing
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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2
as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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In September, federal investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology said in a statement the partial collapse of the previous tower likely began from the pool deck, which started collapsing before the rest of the building.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The second force is collapsing barriers to entry.—
Michael Jacobides,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Shares of Adobe, the owner of Photoshop and other tools, have been punished lately, plunging 40% below their May 2025 high and into a bear market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Snow is expected to spread across the area Friday morning, followed by a hard freeze overnight that could send temperatures plunging to between 18 and 25 degrees, according to the National Weather Service office in Boulder.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Florida Justice Association — the trial lawyer lobby — spent millions to stop the reforms Maxwell now blames for failing consumers.—
David Wilson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The 2023 jury found the Berkshire utility liable for negligently failing to shut down power lines during a powerful windstorm, contributing to four separate wildfires that caused significant property damage.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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The school calendar’s architects also had the benefit of a number of school holidays falling over weekends, including Rosh Hashanah, Diwali and Juneteenth.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Officials said seven of the victims were struck by gunfire, while others were hurt in the chaos as people scrambled to get down from the pyramids, with some falling during the panic.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Magnus shook his head, his damp hair flopping against the back of his neck.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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And who knows — the Warriors might have won Sunday if Porziņģis hadn’t fallen prey to Alpren Sengun’s flopping.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial traffic, sending crude prices tumbling more than 10%.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices and stock futures began tumbling yesterday as tensions renewed in the strait, which carries a fifth of the world's oil supply as well as a large amount of liquid natural has and fertilizer.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Already McCue has observed an agave, a rosette shape succulent, folding and unfolding its leaves over the course of days.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Instead of folding, as the Magic had done at various points throughout the regular season when faced with on-court adversity, Orlando responded with a 14-3 run to recapture a double-digit lead with three minutes left in the third frame.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office also reviewed evidence from West Jordan before declining to file charges.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Birth rates and fertility trends The administration is overhauling Title X in the context of declining birth rates.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Cratering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cratering. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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