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"The irony is now we're just studying a regular comet and it crumbles in front of our eyes," said principal investigator Dennis Bodewits, also a professor in Auburn University's Department of Physics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

And that brings us to another issue - the lack of a plan B if the line crumbles again.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

For an indulgent breakfast option, she suggests making a tiramisu chia seed pudding with freshly-brewed espresso, oat milk, chia seeds, granola crumbles and a cacao dusting.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

But I guess that’s just how the cookie crumbles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressures of life like clay in a season of drought.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin