implosion
noun
im·plo·sion
im-ˈplō-zhən 
1
: the action of imploding
2
: the act or action of bringing to or as if to a center
also
: integration
this implosion of cultures makes realistic for the first time the age-old vision of a world culture —
Kenneth Keniston
Kenneth Keniston 3
: the inrush of air in forming a suction stop
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The Tropicana Las Vegas, owned by Bally’s Corporation, is scheduled for implosion on October 9th with nine of the 35 acres expected to be used to build a new ballpark for the Athletics.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
New photos released during an ongoing Coast Guard hearing on the deadly Titan implosion show an extensive debris field of the wreckage and depict some of where the submersible broke apart during a doomed dive to see the Titanic.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
The Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation launched its panel hearing into the submersible implosion earlier this week.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman were the other two people killed in the implosion.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
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Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
New photos released during an ongoing Coast Guard hearing on the deadly Titan implosion show an extensive debris field of the wreckage and depict some of where the submersible broke apart during a doomed dive to see the Titanic.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
The Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation launched its panel hearing into the submersible implosion earlier this week.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman were the other two people killed in the implosion.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Implosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implosion. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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