crisis
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“We’ve got a housing crisis on our hands, and other things haven’t worked,” Curtis said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
This is the highest witnessed since the global financial crisis of 2008.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
We are experiencing pain, but this is clearly not, as many have claimed, a historic energy crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"The logistics crisis does not distinguish between military and civilian needs, it hits everything at once."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
To make matters worse, the debate over the treaty prompted a constitutional crisis.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing crisis
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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