disaster
Example Sentences
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But the department noted that replacing all of them at once is a large-scale project that “requires a level of cross-departmental integration that has historically been difficult to achieve in disaster recovery settings.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The heckling spurred Burnham on to raise the issue in cabinet, contributing to the launch of a second inquiry into the disaster.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Dallin shot historical events, such as the Hindenburg on the ground both before and after the 1937 disaster, and created the first aerial survey of Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The trial featured testimony from Stumo's relatives, including father Michael Stumo, who said the disaster still haunts the family.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Danny’s trading life was man versus man, but this felt more like man versus nature: The synthetic CDO had become a synthetic natural disaster.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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