disaster
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Mark Stibbe, the church's curate, told the trial he had also warned Lowe that Brain was growing unaccountable and NOS was heading for "disaster".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The CPS said any charging decisions would be made before the 10th anniversary of the disaster in 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Gargash praised the captain, Smit Machchhar, as a hero for fighting to help prevent a disaster even as he was being attacked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Proposition TE seeks to exempt Palisades fire victims from paying the tax if they sell their home within five years of the disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The only disaster worse than my room was the kitchen after Dad attempted to cook.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Campbell founded the charity in 2005, aiming to harness the fashion industry to relieve poverty and advance health and education, by making grants to other organisations and giving resources towards global disasters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
At the same time, however, companies make multibillion-dollar decisions based not on the possibility of wars or natural disasters, but rather on even demand with a multiyear, and sometimes multidecade, horizon.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills extending mortgage relief to victims of the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County and other state disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dixon worked for the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, a consulting firm that has responded to thousands of industrial accidents and natural disasters on behalf of corporations and governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The story of the past was filled with warfare and disasters.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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