Noun : the crackup of an alliance. From Dictionary.com.
The effect of the "crackup" will be much less on the state at large than on two distinct groups. From Wordnik.com. [Golden State Is Better Than Its Government] Reference
The phrase allowed a person to disclose as much, or as little, detail about a "crackup" as he or she saw fit. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The occasional Hollywood crackup used to be more forgivable. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome Home, Mischa] Reference
Near the end of his tour, Putin witnessed the crackup of communism. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Would Be Tsar] Reference
The scale of the Wall Street crackup could scarcely be more gargantuan. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall of America, Inc.] Reference
TESSEL (ph): And the fact that she ` s bringing in people - it ` s a crackup. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2009] Reference
But I agree, Obama will lose Florida as part of his general crackup in November. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: I Will Press To Get Florida And Michigan Delegations Seated] Reference
America and thus the world is headed for a postmodernism driven crackup of epic proportions. From Wordnik.com. [Mother-in-Law in the White House.] Reference
A recent article in The New York Times Magazine termed this trend "the evangelical crackup.". From Wordnik.com. [The Kingmaker’s New Subject] Reference
That is a recipe for another crackup a few years from now, as avarice once more clouds memory. From Wordnik.com. [Robert L. Borosage: Gut Check Time on Shackling Wall Street] Reference
McCain's emergence as the party's nominee has been made possible by its crackup, which he must transcend. From Wordnik.com. [Sidney Blumenthal: The Battle Between McCain and Bush: The Cancelled First Night, The "Furious" President and the Palin Gambit] Reference
She will be making a forced landing and is simply attempting to establish a glide path rather than crackup. From Wordnik.com. [Here's What Hillary Advisers Are Privately Telling Jittery Donors And Supporters] Reference
Now Frank tried to delay Lester's inevitable complete crackup by encouraging his interest in their situation. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Strappers] Reference
Hardware crackup was a matter of the laws of probability. From Wordnik.com. [Instinct] Reference
The conservative crackup may be ugly, but as entertainment, it's two thumbs up!. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
No, forget the crackup, I won't go to France or to pieces if McCain / Palin is elected. From Wordnik.com. [DUmmie FUnnies] Reference
As depicted in the novel, Rivers himself appears to be heading for some kind of crackup. From Wordnik.com. Reference
His presidency is teetering on the edge of a crackup and only Obama can pull it to safety. From Wordnik.com. [The Weekly Standard] Reference
I don't expect him to come back as the clubhouse crackup, tossing one-liners like Jon Stewart. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
Trade credit has dried up and reversed capital flows; another casualty of the credit market crackup. From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
It also had promotional value for one of its main presenters, the crackup cable channel TBS, which gave. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Actress with kids choosier these days] Reference
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