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bust(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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cessation(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
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circumvent
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collapse(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, neglect)
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cul de sac(expression, idiom)
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cut-off
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cut short
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cutoff
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dam
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dead-end
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dead-end street
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dead stop
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decay(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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decline(noun, ruin, defeat, neglect, collapse)
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deficiency(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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deficit(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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deterioration(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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discomfiture
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downfall(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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draw rein
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