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as in collapses
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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as in dips
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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Canvas collapses what has typically been a fragmented production chain into a single workspace.
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If the cost of producing a complex tax plan collapses toward zero, what exactly is the client paying for—and who keeps the fee?
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Fairways are generous, but the terrain winds and dips – lending to the challenge.
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The decay rate will increase as the spacecraft dips into denser layers of the atmosphere until Swift finally burns up during reentry.
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How to drive safely and report potholes Hitting a pothole could cause serious damage to your car tires, wheels and shocks.
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Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in f—ing basketball history, flops.
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One of the best bigs in [expletive] basketball history flops.
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Otherwise, falls, trampling, injuries and deaths could occur.
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Leah Lewis stars as introverted Ellie, who falls for popular girl Aster (Alexxis Lemire) while writing love letters to her on behalf of a male friend.
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On the one hand, caves are humanity’s oldest architecture.
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The lice live in dry caves and feed predominantly on bat guano.
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The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
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The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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At the same time, Dangerous Woman, one of Grande's earliest releases, tumbles down the roster.
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At only 20 feet high, Abrams Falls’ stature isn’t its most impressive quality; however, the sheer force of water that tumbles down it is an experience to enjoy with several senses—certainly sight, but also sound and feel too.
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“Craters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craters. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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