collapse
verb (used without object)
to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly.
have been collapsing
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present perfect progressiveof collapse.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Smith seems optimistic for someone who’s about to tell me kelp populations have been collapsing up and down the coast of California since 2014, some by as much as 90 percent.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2022
McKay: I feel like there’s two sides to a lot of the institutions and systems that have been collapsing in the last 10 to 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
It’s worth remembering though those estimates may not be worth much considering the Taliban resurgence has happened a lot more quickly than most were predicting while Afghan forces have been collapsing.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2021
RIM's US revenues have been collapsing since mid-2010 – though fortunately for its survival, revenues from other geographical regions have grown to make up some of the difference.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2012
When representatives of oil-producing countries meet in Vienna this week, they will try to avert the disaster that was arising because prices have been collapsing.
From Time Magazine Archive
