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disaster area

NOUN
area affected by a general disaster
Synonyms
WEAK
area of devastation chaos confusion crisis zone desolation disaster relief area earthquake zone emergency area flood zone havoc hot spot path of destruction scene of destruction storm center war zone

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But if AI can turn a 16,000-email disaster area into simple bulleted lists, I might finally make peace with my thousands of unreads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Gov. John Gilligan sent more than 2,500 National Guard troops into devastated areas and asked the federal government to declare that part of southwestern Ohio a disaster area.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

ANYmal is soon also to be deployed on building sites or anywhere that is too dangerous for people -- for instance to inspect a collapsed house in a disaster area.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

"This is a great regret as the crew members performed their duties with a strong sense of mission and responsibility for the victims of the disaster area," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

I’ve been on the receiving end of broadcasts like this from other places—but this is the first time in as long as I can remember that I’m standing in the epicenter of the disaster area.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman