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crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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Even in such a high-stress moment, the open road continues to draw newcomers who see opportunity where veterans see a crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

October 2008 was bad too, as stocks sank during the most acute phase of a historic global financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026

On the Vineyard, local health officials call the threat a crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Bardella's defiance indicated that he hopes to ride out the crisis, with his future depending on whether Mediapart has more allegations in the pipeline and above all, Le Pen herself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Eisman hated it, but he did it, and in doing it he learned something that prepared him uniquely for the crisis that was about to occur.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

I only posit that it’s important to understand art — especially contentious art about pertinent crises — on a cellular level to learn what it, and our responses to it, can teach us.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Raman contends that Bass is simply a bad manager, pointing to those crises and other problems facing the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A 2024 national agreement on the policy, external said people experiencing mental health crises should not be left without support.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

WSJ: Has this crisis forced DP World to consider other geopolitical crises that you assumed wouldn’t happen?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Several crises in the recent past had been resolved peacefully by diplomacy.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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