crisis
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One thing for certain is that America’s biggest bank has an unlikely public relations crisis on its hands—and Rana is at the heart of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
A Park staffer wrote back, saying, “The turnaround time does sound realistic given the budgetary crisis the city finds itself in.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Then the music falls away and Akylas sings directly to his mum, who raised him single-handedly during Greece's financial crisis.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, and the broader German car industry are in crisis due to fierce competition in key market China, weak demand in Europe and the choppy transition to EVs.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
To make matters worse, the debate over the treaty prompted a constitutional crisis.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Vocabulary lists containing crisis
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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