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Verb
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All of the characters are beautifully zany, which keeps this series from imploding.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026 -
By late February 2025, the CHMR mission was imploding, say current and former defense personnel.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Mar. 2026
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The buildings, visibly crumbling in the salty environment of San Francisco Bay, needed major repairs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Replays showed Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway brushing Crosby's face with his stick before a defensive zone faceoff and the Penguins center crumbling to the ice.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Self-destructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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