accident
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The LaGuardia crash remains under investigation and it isn’t clear what, if any, role air-traffic staffing may have played in the accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nights out have been rare for Mora in recent months after spending a huge chunk of her income to buy black-market medicine for injuries she sustained in a motorbike accident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
A fatal accident on a Six Flags Entertainment roller coaster sent shares of the amusement-park operator on Tuesday near the lowest level of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
But, much like a car accident on the 405 that you instinctively know you shouldn’t stare, I just can’t seem to avert my eyes from the wreck the Chargers have become.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
They feared that Fukushima might become a repeat of the accident at Chernobyl.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Since 2020, more than 50 pedestrians have been involved in traffic accidents along this specific stretch of Union,* including 10 fatalities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Authorities are investigating multiple vehicle accidents in Oxnard and Simi Valley involving ICE agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Adidas told us both factories had "heat-management measures", that its standards "do not permit any form of harassment", and that "no electrical-related accidents" had been found in Bowker's records.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He has encountered numerous mothers coping with the sudden death of their partner from causes such as shootings, car accidents and other unexpected events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Fate just didn’t intend Gay to go on that frog hunt and Fate took a hell of a lot of trouble and people and accidents to keep him from it.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 10–12
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