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  • 91collapse of systems — breakdown of systems, system crash …

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  • 92collapse of building — A falling in, loss of shape, or flattening of a building, or some other disastrous occurrence which causes a building to lose its distinctive character as a building. Central Mut. Ins. Co. v Royal, 269 Ala 372, 113 So 2d 680, 72 ALR2d 1283 …

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  • 93collapse therapy — noun : a surgical procedure that collapses a lung and is now used almost solely in the treatment of tuberculosis to rest an infected lung by immobilization …

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  • 94Controlled demolition hypothesis for the collapse of the World Trade Center — The controlled demolition hypothesis is a 9/11 conspiracy theory that claims the complete structural failure of the World Trade Center towers was not caused by the plane crash damage that occurred as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks, nor by …

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  • 95Colony collapse disorder — Honey bees entering a beehive Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the… …

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  • 96Societal collapse — broadly includes both quite abrupt societal failures typified by collapses (such as that of the Mayan Civilization), as well as more extended gradual declines of superpowers (like the Roman empire in Western Europe and the Han Dynasty in East… …

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  • 97Classic Maya collapse — Maya civiliza …

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  • 98Progressive collapse — A building undergoes progressive collapse when a primary structural element fails, resulting in the failure of adjoining structural elements, which in turn causes further structural failure, similar to a house of cards. Contents 1 Timeline of… …

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  • 99Bronze Age collapse — The fall of Troy, an event recounted in Greek mythology at the end of the Bronze Age, as represented by the 17th century painter Kerstiaen De Keuninck. Bronze Age …

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  • 100Economic collapse — An economic collapse is a devastating breakdown of a national, regional, or territorial economy. It is essentially a severe economic depression characterised by a sharp increase in bankruptcy and unemployment. A full or near full economic… …

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