as in breakdowns
a mental or nervous collapse
the pressures of his job nearly caused him to go into a tailspin
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breakdowns
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To Stanford’s Blank, a theoretical failure state for Anduril wouldn’t have much to do with technology breakdowns.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026 -
Mental, spiritual, and financial breakdowns often lead to mental, spiritual, and financial breakthroughs.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Tailspins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailspins. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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