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[krash] / kræʃ /








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Even if a crash can be avoided or managed, powerful AI-assisted cyberattacks on banks and other financial institutions represent a new threat to the stability of the global financial system, the IMF warned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

A conversation, or even something so simple as a light too bright or a sound too loud, can cause a "crash" that lasts 24, 48 hours, or in the worst cases, months on end.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Yandex did experience a crash in bot activity, but at least some of that traffic seems to be legitimate.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Still, the housing crash had consequences that lasted far longer than the recession itself.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

There was a crash of broken crockery in the parlor, as if a tea tray had been upended.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

In some cases, a major hurdle has been a lack of official agreement on what caused the crashes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"We wanted those moments when the bed crashes and breaks, and the way they comment on that in the scene is quite comedic," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

You’ll change jobs, get raises, have kids, buy and sell houses, and live through a few market crashes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Other insurance fraud cases flagged by the ABI include someone who staged car crashes with people they met online and a complex travel insurance scam involving multiple fake identities and documents.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The dense crashes of Sigurd’s enormous boots in the field grew closer behind her, getting louder, and she pumped her arms and legs faster.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Buyers have not had this much negotiating power since the years following the Great Recession when the housing market crashed, the brokerage said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The stock market crashed in 1929, begetting federal securities regulations including the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission — in 1934.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won an incident-packed sprint race at the Singapore Grand Prix after Mercedes driver George Russell crashed out of the lead.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The following year, another FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 crashed while trying to land in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, killing all 62 people aboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It would be hard to forget,” he said wryly, “seeing as how you crashed it into my carriage.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The subtext of their question is the worry that, just as Icarus soared so high that the sun melted his wings of wax, a market that rises too far is prone to crashing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The four-time champion has looked the man to beat all weekend, and took pole for the grand prix a few hours after winning the sprint, following Russell crashing out of the lead.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Continuously inhabited for the last quarter-century, the aging ISS is scheduled to be pushed out of orbit before crashing into one of Earth's oceans sometime around 2030.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Thiero started the summer moving too quickly through games, crashing into the lane and flying recklessly toward the rim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

And if he yanked at the cords that hung down, he thought he could probably tip over lamps and make wonderful crashing noises.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry


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