crisis
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Iran has seized on the Suez crisis in recent days to draw comparisons with the current situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Traders were keeping eyes on developments in the crisis after US and Iranian leaders had indicated progress earlier in the week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Critics argue it hollowed out the country's stock of social housing and contributed to today's housing crisis.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, if you think you can solve the Social Security crisis yourself, I encourage you to go to the interactive online website run by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and try.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
In early August, Walter Ulbricht, the dictator of East Germany, traveled to Moscow to meet with Nikita Khrushchev about the ongoing crisis in Berlin.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Members of poly households who end up hiring lawyers are often looking to protect jointly held assets and ensure they can care for one another in health crises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The company has for years been weighed down by a series of crises over the recall of its DreamStation machines for sleep apnoea, a disorder in which breathing stops and starts during sleep.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Unexpected crises will happen and Congress may lack the fiscal cushion to respond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Mark Leonard, the director of the European Council of Foreign Relations, speaks of a build-up of cascading, competing crises in Europe, none of which have ever been properly resolved, he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sometimes I watch daytime soaps on television, where there are more crises and better clothes than in real life.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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