crashed
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While racing in the Olympic downhill in Cortina - nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee - Vonn struck a gate and crashed 13 seconds into her run.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Then, in the last hour, a tidal wave of selling crashed onto the floor, driving U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Video taken by witnesses showed the man struggling with police after being pulled from his car, which crashed into a sign on the sidewalk of Lafayette Park across from the White House.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Pilots both young and old say they could relate to Nathalia Filgueiras—the 20-year-old co-pilot at the radio in the harrowing seconds before a Learjet crashed into a Florida neighborhood on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Whenever the big ice floes drifted down from the north and crashed onshore, making thunderous sounds, he would tremble and turn pale.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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