disaster
Example Sentences
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But she worries it will not cover much loss if disaster struck again.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
If, god forbid, there’s a natural disaster in L.A. in the near future, Jena Malone might be one of your first responders.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The oil blockade has aggravated the country's worst economic and energy crisis in decades, leading to warnings of a humanitarian disaster.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
He died at age seventy-two of kidney cancer, a disease that afflicted many of the sailors who survived the K-19 disaster.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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