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[krash] / kræʃ /








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"An eyewitness account of about 20 'geese' taking flight and heading toward the river just minutes before a loud bang was heard corroborates geese in the area shortly before the crash."

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

Foam pieces from the copter’s main rotor blade and a severed bird wing were discovered about 2,000 feet northwest of the crash site, according to the documents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

The affidavit did not say when the report would be made public or disclose any findings related to the crash.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Anyone who witnessed the crash has been asked to contact Long Beach Police Department Collision Investigation Detail Det.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

“I’d be happier if you bought me a motorcar. I’d even let you drive it, if you promised you wouldn’t crash it like you did your little roadster.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Preliminary investigations show the bus suffered a mechanical fault before the driver lost control on Chekwatit Hill, a stretch of road that has been the site of several serious crashes, according to local officials.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Between 2014 and 2023, 75 crashes on this stretch of Pico resulted in severe injury or death.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

There have been around 30 helicopter crashes in New York since 1980.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The crashes, which killed 346 people, resulted in years of scrutiny for Boeing and the FAA.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

It crashes into the sea off Parame, and its American pilot wades ashore to be taken prisoner.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The wreckage of a New York sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people, showed signs of a bird strike, investigators said on Thursday.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The tragedy took place on 12 June 2025, when an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route to London crashed seconds after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport in western India.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The helicopter was transporting 25 intelligence experts and four special forces crew from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to Fort George near Inverness when it crashed in foggy weather.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

But VAR intervened, declaring that Embolo had crashed to the pitch in an effort to dupe the referee—an offense deemed worthy of ejection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Another wave crashed in the room below, and water sprayed up through the stairwell, sloshing on the upstairs carpet.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

My apartment is only about six-odd blocks from the park, but closer to the game, I noticed a gigantic wave of red, lavender and white jerseys already crashing toward the watch party.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

They said the boy took the pickup without permission before losing control and crashing into the monks, according to Agence France-Presse.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

While flying solo, Liu deviated from his designated airspace and dropped out of contact with the airport before crashing into Citic Tower.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Unfazed by the crashing waves, 72-year-old Wu Feng-chiao yanks fistfuls of brownish-purple seaweed she will process into jelly, one of the last women in Taiwan keeping the marine harvest tradition alive.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

And listened with my eyes closed to the sound of the wind and the surf and the spray crashing against the cliff below.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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