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implode

[im-plohd] / ɪmˈploʊd /
VERB
collapse inward
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In 2008, it had to reverse course rapidly as banks imploded, and again in 2011 as the entire euro system threatened to implode.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

They're waiting and waiting for the Premiership leaders to implode but there's little sign of it.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“I’ve watched companies implode for decades. This one has all the warning signs,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Martin's Aprilia teammate Marco Bezzecchi still has a slim chance of earning the runner-up spot, but he needs Marquez to implode.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Or would it implode as it had before?

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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