talks collapse

Examples (10)

• Peace talks collapsed yesterday after months of intense negotiation.
• The merger talks collapsed when the two companies could not agree on a valuation.
• There are growing fears that the trade talks will collapse by the end of the week.
• The peace talks collapsed because neither side was willing to make a compromise.
• Pay talks between the union and management have collapsed again.
• The latest round of diplomatic talks collapsed late last night without a statement.
• If these crisis talks collapse, a national strike is almost inevitable.
• The talks collapsed after the government refused to listen to the protesters' demands.
• The climate talks collapsed without any significant agreement being reached.
• International talks aimed at ending the civil war have unfortunately collapsed.