disaster
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“We need to treat this incident as if a disaster happened.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ben David said Flight 1073 almost ended in disaster due to negligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A public inquiry found the fire was avoidable and set out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to the disaster.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nepali disaster authorities have recovered 1,454 bodies -- but around a third of those are only partial remains.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A French army sent to put down the rebellion met with disaster.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
It is paying interest to this day: “It is astonishing to think of the wars, revolutions, religious revolt, pandemics and other disasters this bond has survived,” the author marvels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
That has left them vulnerable to strains from unplanned outages, natural disasters or conflicts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The supermodel set up Fashion for Relief to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and went on to front further campaigns for disasters and causes around the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
One after another, disasters visited his sleep and shook him awake.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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