Example Sentences

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The increase comes as new EV sales are collapsing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Economic charts can tell us birthrates are collapsing, but they can’t tell us what that actually feels like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Unemployment is rising, housing markets are collapsing, the price of eggs is somewhere around one million dollars per embryo and Lady Gaga has released an incredible new single after weeks on top of the world.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

"Patients are collapsing in the waiting room. It's just hectic," Lorraine, a nurse in Birmingham, told BBC Radio 5 Live on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

“Nonsense! I’m only redistributing the wealth. I need to repair the roof and fix the robot, have the tennis court put to rights and replace the pipe in the fountain. The stables are collapsing, too.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer