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crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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She was a Harvard professor and bankruptcy expert when President Barack Obama tapped her to help create a consumer financial protection agency following the 2008 financial crisis.

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

He has previously compared trying to solve the housing crisis while continuing to sell social homes to "trying to fill a bath with the plug out".

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

How does the Cuban missile crisis compare with twenty-first-century threats such as terrorism, climate change, and pandemic disease?

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

Leonard says different "tribes" have emerged out of these crises.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He also advocates for holding a single overarching UN conference "because the Earth is one" and the crises of climate, biodiversity and pollution cannot be tackled in isolation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

If they gave out medals for existential crises and uncertainty, I’d take first place.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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