crash
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Including but not limited to the recent crash of the AMC app.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
There are some signs that a crash can be avoided this time around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
In her waking hours, Elle is the movie star of a “Barbarella”–like space adventure about an all-female crew who zips through a wormhole and crash lands on a crystalline planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Matthews, a maritime explorer and historian, first became interested in the crash in 2019, after reading about a luggage tag from the flight that had washed ashore in Florida.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
With a resounding crash, everything—plates, candles, silverware, and food— fell to the floor.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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City officials say the changes are needed after years of serious crashes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
By examining how koalas responded to earlier population crashes and recoveries, scientists may be able to develop better conservation strategies for protecting the species today.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
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
There have been around 30 helicopter crashes in New York since 1980.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Over time, reinsurance companies got wise to frequent and costly claims for train crashes and ferry sinkings that were all but impossible to investigate.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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“The launch of presales for ‘The Odyssey’ and Imax crashed every major ticketing platform in the United States, and ‘The Odyssey’ clocked our biggest presales of all time by a multiple of three,” Gelfond said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“It’s good that they test,” said Vingegaard, a two-time champion who crashed the next day and was forced to abandon the Tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The discovery could offer fresh hope for the families of passengers of other planes that are presumed to have crashed in the ocean, such as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Napa County Sheriff’s Office alleged that Pelosi crashed his brown Maserati GranCabrio into an unoccupied parked vehicle and left the scene of the crash without providing information as required by law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
As the waves crashed, they froze in midair.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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In some binary systems, repeated kicks to a dying red giant could alter its orbit enough to send it crashing into its companion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Springboks finished with a typical driving maul with de Villiers crashing over as Wales had no answer to their opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Flying them, crashing them, rebuilding them, rinse and repeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
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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