disaster
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While irresponsible overreliance on it can lead to disaster, there’s no denying it can keep you safer during long drives by reducing fatigue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
That, my friends, is what Social Security was designed to address: protecting people from the dire consequences of economic disaster.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
City officials have said they need $125 million to finish replacing the aging seawall, and they have halted reconstruction amid shrinking oil revenue and an uncertain future for federal disaster aid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The story follows a man and his aunt who must muddle through on the south-east English coast in the aftermath of an unexplained disaster and the arrival of mysterious alien beings.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
And that was a nuclear disaster of a whole different kind.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Then there’s the prospect of devastating displacements caused by weather-related disasters, the death of much of the earth’s coral reefs, and large parts of the population being exposed to extreme heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
During natural disasters, he waded into muddy floodwaters to help people who lost their homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Last month the UK defence secretary warned the public and businesses to think about how they would cope with increasing natural disasters, including stockpiling food.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
But a long list of challenges awaits: grappling with worst-in-the-nation unemployment, solving the housing crisis, and preparing for and responding to seemingly endless fires, floods and other natural disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
We know merely what disasters his mendacity occasioned.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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