disaster
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Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The United States hasn’t necessarily experienced a water cybersecurity disaster, but worst-case scenarios are more tangible than hypothetical.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Not fixing a problem until a disaster forces you to is known in the airline industry as “tombstone regulation”: They don’t change the regulations, and fix a known problem, until planes crash and people die.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a state of disaster following the accident and search and recovery efforts are continuing by divers.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Jackson’s beloved home was largely destroyed, and Andrew Jackson Jr., Jackson’s adopted son, blamed servants for the disaster.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Sometimes the fatalities resulted from catastrophic natural disasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
There had to be: The attack on the World Trade Center is one of the most-photographed disasters in history, thanks in part to New York being the media capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Experts say the possibility of making money on disasters can create dangerous incentives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I have responded to many disasters in the past, but I have never experienced a case like this."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Over the past year he’d seen too many disasters and what happened when people didn’t recognize them for what they were.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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