trigger a collapse

Examples (10)

• The sudden withdrawal of foreign investment triggered a complete financial collapse.
• A single invasive species could trigger an ecosystem's collapse.
• The corruption scandal is threatening to trigger the collapse of the current government.
• Engineers determined that a small, undetected crack had triggered the bridge's catastrophic collapse.
• A failed product launch will likely trigger the company's collapse within a year.
• The empire's collapse was triggered by a series of military defeats.
• Any disruption to the global supply chain might trigger a widespread economic collapse.
• It was the prolonged drought that ultimately triggered the society's collapse.
• The act of walking out of the negotiations could trigger the collapse of the peace talks.
• We must address these vulnerabilities before they trigger a system-wide collapse.