calamities
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But distant suburbs have not been immune to such calamities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Scotland don't just concede goals, they create calamities - the sort of slapstick defending that a player such as Vini Jr is waiting to take advantage of.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Discounting wars, many of which also fail to unite citizenry, vast social and economic calamities don’t admit of any solution on which majorities of Americans agree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Databases such as Court Listener have a growing list of rulings on AI-generated calamities in the US courts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
We must settle the question of slavery’s extension now,” he told his daughter-inlaw, “otherwise it will stamp our National Character and lay a Foundation for calamities, if not disunion.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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