When a speculative bubble collapsed on May 10, 1837, banks suspended payment of gold and silver.

The idealistic bubble my mom had created for their love collapsed when it rubbed against the real world.

Prices started falling, eventually turning even the optimists sour, and the bubble collapsed.

The cast knew that even small bubbles of privacy might collapse at any time.

Before he could say anything, they slid sideways, and the bubble collapsed just as they were about to reach the surface.

The ripple of light jumped inward, as if a bubble were collapsing.

But in 1720 Law's financial bubble collapsed and most investors stopped sending supplies to their concessions.

When this bubble collapsed, many of these risky loans lost their value.

When the pressure is below the saturation pressure for the given temperature, the bubbles will not collapse.

But in the early 1990's, the "bubble" collapsed and Japan plunged into a recession.