calamities
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Today he is 79, and wears the calamities of the past more lightly than most of us could ever imagine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
No away fans, calamities in Europe and Derek McInnes' Old Firm debut as a manager.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Since this region has seen calamities in the past as well, these are certainly symptoms of a deeper underlying cause -- whether climate change or other factors," he said on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
But distant suburbs have not been immune to such calamities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
If this were true, then wars were not calamities into which amiable innocents were led by evil men.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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