crisis
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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
Critics argue it hollowed out the country's stock of social housing and contributed to today's housing crisis.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 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
The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks kicked off a series of once-a-century crises: wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the global financial crisis, the coronavirus pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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
Leonard says different "tribes" have emerged out of these crises.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
It was an uncomfortable time for Livermore, which was suffering through another in a long sequence of existential crises.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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