disaster
Example Sentences
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Bovino, widely criticized for his choice in coats and haircuts, could be just the first of many to fall because of the disaster in Minneapolis.
From Salon
In the 1980s, there was one billion-dollar disaster event in the United States every 82 days, on average — in 2025, there was one every 10 days.
From Salon
Parr, though aware of his own contribution to global carbon emissions through his travel, had been stressing in interviews for years that humans were "heading for disaster," Bajac added.
From Barron's
“One thing is to provide short-term aid after a natural disaster such as a hurricane or an earthquake,” said oil expert Francisco Barnés de Castro, a former dean of Mexico’s National Autonomous University.
It could, for example, lead to states saying that federal agents can’t come in to help people in a natural disaster.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
