disaster
Example Sentences
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Disaster crews removed millions of tons of fire debris from nearly 9,700 properties affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires in roughly eight months.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Dr Daryono, from the Indonesian Association of Disaster Experts, said that the incident "once again demonstrated that active volcanoes can never be treated as ordinary tourist destinations".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
At lunch, I spoke to Jillian Rooney of the Crop Disaster Recovery group, which had a tent set up in the parking lot.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Launched six years later, Master of Disaster has been updated this year to address more events exacerbated by human-driven climate change, such as landslides, drought and heatwaves.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Disaster is one thing, and a riot is another, but the total disintegration of society?
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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Oh, My Stars! A Solstice Sampler
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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