crash
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A retirement plan that doesn’t account for a 2000-style downturn or a 2008-like crash isn’t a plan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
A key theory put forward by campaigners is that the crash may have occurred because a major electrical failure caused the aircraft's main flight computers to reboot seconds after takeoff.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Instead, the wows come from good stagings of ordinary action: a car crash, a gripped crucifix, a hideout crowded with jostling, thrumming musical instruments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
What is not at all clear from the footage, however, is what actually caused the crash.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
But then came a loud crash from inside the cabin.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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