crisis
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Canada’s government has slashed its international student caps and temporary worker permits after a severe housing crisis reversed public opinion, long among the most positive toward immigration worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
So if coordinated action by governments can’t correct these imbalances, will it take a crisis?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Cipriani had been demanding $150 million for allegedly providing “sophisticated, high-value crisis communications services, entirely without compensation” to Shell over 18 months.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Nearly 80 crisis grant payments have been given out over a couple of months as people struggle financially, a council heard.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
One crisis averted, another incoming, because Dad’s wild want to be happy smile was back.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Vocabulary lists containing crisis
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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