crisis
Example Sentences
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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
But policymakers haven’t talked nearly enough about another driver of the crisis: low wages.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
But the crisis in the Gulf could shave off growth by as much as 1%, as per various brokerages.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Pierce, a Northerner, believed that the Compromise of 1850 had solved the slavery issue, declaring, “We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis …” He wanted Americans to concentrate on prosperity and peace.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
