disaster
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It has, through two games, been a disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Merz earlier conceded that this result was "a disaster".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But the disease did not vanish once that initial disaster passed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Hindenburg disaster, wonder drugs, Marian Anderson’s voice, a rock ’n’ roll alternate history and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“This is the worst disaster ever to hit America.”
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
We’ve based our hypothesis on research and by examining how countries have dealt with disasters in recent years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
While there were some early disasters it was not long before Mia was proud to say she could cook.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
While some insurers are charging higher premiums, others are dropping condo HOAs and their owners altogether due to rising losses from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, and increasing reinsurance costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yet that same database warns against exactly this kind of comparison, because disasters have been far better recorded since 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Spanish flu of 1918 had raged through the continent, killing nearly 20 million men and women worldwide and ranking among the deadliest natural disasters in history.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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