disasters
Example Sentences
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It was one vote away from being one of the biggest disasters of the term.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026
The few rescues have offered a glimmer of hope in a tragedy that has shaken a country mired in an economic crisis that has depleted its capacity to respond to disasters.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Many will be sent back to war zones and countries devastated by natural disasters.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
Natural disasters have helped Latin American leaders either consolidate power or lose it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
It collected hundreds of millions of dollars from some of the world’s largest insurance companies on falsified claims for industrial accidents and natural disasters inside North Korea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
