crisis

When consumers moved from laptops and desktops to smartphones about 15 years ago, it produced a crisis in Silicon Valley.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Injurious falls in older adults are so common, it’s become a national public health crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Khan was prime minister from 2018 to 2022 before being removed in a no-confidence vote during a political crisis over tensions between his government and the South Asian country's powerful military establishment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Aschenbrenner, sensing there could be upside after his crisis subsided, wanted to keep as much of his stock portfolio as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Might this not create “a dangerous crisis in public affairs” by placing the president and vice president “in opposite boxes”? Abigail thought such speculations were too hypothetical to worry about.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Sanz said a telephone line had been set up to "allow us to immediately deal with these anxiety crises, this nervousness among the public".

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The interview offered an unusually personal look at an official better known for managing an increasingly complicated portfolio of international crises and national security issues.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Though public sentiment is shifting, there's scepticism the government will prioritise the environment amid competing demands and compounding crises until voters force them to do so.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Spiraling debt crises were forcing West African countries—Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria—to lay off state workers, who struggled to land jobs in the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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