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loses it

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present tense third-person singular of lose it

as in cracks

to yield to mental or emotional stress She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay.

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falls apart

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In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Several scientists who study Florida’s sharks say the bill’s logic falls apart on geography.

— Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026

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