crisis

Example Sentences

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For Valatsas, the economy is “barely noticing” an oil crisis is taking place.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

In March, the government rolled out fuel rationing, encouraging citizens to walk amid a growing transportation crisis, and later put nonessential state workers on leave to keep them at home.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Iran entered the war in the grip of a severe economic crisis and with anger at the government running high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A lower rupee could well help bump up India's exports competitiveness and in comparison to past crises, Delhi's comfortable forex cover gives it adequate cushion to tide over the crisis, experts say.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The crisis was perilous; but not without its charm: such as the Indian, perhaps, feels when he slips over the rapid in his canoe.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë