disaster
Example Sentences
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Officials were talking with experts around the country to find a solution, but Covey said plans were being made in case it leaks, which he said could cause an environmental disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Belgrade Saturday to renew calls for early elections that grew out of the anti-corruption movement sparked by the 2024 Nov Sad rail station disaster.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
That disaster “brought about new regulations for the chemical manufacturing industry,” the museum said, including requiring cool temperatures and special containers for shipping ammonium nitrate and banning storage near other reactive materials.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
She has weeks "where I sit with my head in my hands thinking 'I'm going to have to retrain, this is a disaster, I need to get a different job.'"
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The whole afternoon had been a ridiculous disaster.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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