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crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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Or one of your children has a financial crisis?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has announced his resignation following a political crisis sparked by the collapse of a bank linked to him.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

That crisis began with Columbus’s landfall in 1492.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Greece, Sweden and Canada boast lower deficits than their peers because they experienced traumatic debt crises within the living memory of most voters and politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Lagarde had led the bank "with great aplomb during challenging times" and French President Emmanuel Macron thanked Lagarde on X for her service "during a period marked by numerous crises".

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 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

Of course, since I am a Jew profoundly rooted in my people’s memory and tradition, my first response is to Jewish fears, Jewish needs, Jewish crises.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel


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