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as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful
the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up
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as in tumbled
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered
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Also, two barns and one home were reportedly struck by lightning in Rogersville, Missouri, which started a small fire on the barn and partially collapsed the porch of the home.—
Shawnie Caslin Martucci,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Shares of regional banks tumbled on Thursday as fears mounted around the health of their lending businesses.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Shares of both banks tumbled Thursday, dragging down other lenders along with the broader market, as Wall Street turned fearful about potential threats elsewhere and relived memories of Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion just two years ago.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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This drama — a remake of an Oscar-winning Argentine film — flopped mightily upon release, but Roberts was quite compelling in it.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Two years later, the two companies launched a humanoid robot called Pepper — a bet that ultimately flopped, but robotics has now re-emerged as a key focus for the Japanese giant.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Their opening eight possessions featured six punts, a turnover on downs at the end of their lone productive drive and an aborted drive that went backwards in the final 64 seconds of the first half.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bethune actually departed for one series for reasons that went unexplained, with Curtis Robinson taking over, but was back after a few plays as the defensive play-caller.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Robertson only came onto the pitch after 55 minutes, but was forced to deal with three dangerous back-post crosses in the second half after Liverpool failed to stop deliveries coming from their right side.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Her story was largely overlooked by the national news channels and failed to spark sustained outrage.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wylie returned to the animal welfare field in 2022, serving as the executive director of KARMA Rescue until the organization folded in mid-2024.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The boom mic is located on the right side of the headphones, and can be folded into the headset's plastic frame for easy transition.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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Colandrea and the Rebels should be able to move the ball against a Boise D that has struggled to get stops, dating all the way back to its season-opening loss to South Florida.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Foundered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundered. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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