disasters
Example Sentences
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On top of this, natural disasters and accidents can wipe out history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The letter warned that without reform of current state laws protecting utilities, disasters like the Eaton fire could happen again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the first half of the year, natural disasters caused around $112 billion in damage worldwide, of which $44 billion was insured, representing an insurance gap of 60%, according to Munich Re.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Haiti for decades has suffered from abject poverty, corruption, political instability and natural disasters like a devastating earthquake in 2010.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
It collected hundreds of millions of dollars from some of the world’s largest insurance companies on falsified claims for industrial accidents and natural disasters inside North Korea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
