disasters
Example Sentences
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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
At the same time, however, companies make multibillion-dollar decisions based not on the possibility of wars or natural disasters, but rather on even demand with a multiyear, and sometimes multidecade, horizon.
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
It occurred to him that he had yet to eat his peach and that he should consume it before any more disasters occurred.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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