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as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Yet his regime collapsed within days of the start of a coordinated rebel offensive.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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There’s a lot of melodramatic potential in this material — particularly one late-breaking narrative development that has felled many talented artists in the past.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
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The 21-year-old had just reached another level on offense this season before being felled by a major ailment.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
1 Nov. 2024
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The Container Store has posted losses for each of its last two fiscal years, while sales have plunged about 23% over that time.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2024
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In March, 2000, the dot-com bubble finally burst, and during the subsequent eighteen months the Nasdaq plunged about seventy per cent, inflicting huge losses on those who had got in near the market top.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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And when streaming was in its early stages, companies like Netflix tried—and often failed—to emulate HBO’s success with their own meaty, cerebral dramas.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Sebastian Stan, who won the Best Male Actor in a Musical or Comedy Golden Globe for a A Different Man, also failed to secure a SAG nomination.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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They are found soon after out on the ice, naked bodies tangled and frozen together in a pile, with their clothes neatly folded on the snow.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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Pitchfork’s namesake music publication had been folded into GQ last January by owners Condé Nast, with many Pitchfork Media employees losing their jobs.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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The stock prices of some alcohol manufacturers, including Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors, dipped Friday after the release of the surgeon general advisory.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the full year, sales of the Traverse dipped 14% to 105,835 sold.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Jan. 2025
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Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
27 Dec. 2024
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An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Lions have dealt with a number of injuries throughout the 2024 season, including a season-ending injury to Pro Bowl pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson and a serious one suffered by running back David Montgomery, who missed the last three weeks of the season after suffering an MCL injury.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Mimi Sound Personalization fine-tunes audio to reveal details that might otherwise be missed.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Cratered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cratered. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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