disasters
Example Sentences
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There had to be: The attack on the World Trade Center is one of the most-photographed disasters in history, thanks in part to New York being the media capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
For decades, the Department of Homeland Security has granted TPS designations for foreign-born people who can’t return to their home countries because of unsafe conditions such as armed conflict or natural disasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"I have responded to many disasters in the past, but I have never experienced a case like this."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Big Sur has faced a relentless cycle of natural disasters over the past decade including destructive wildfires, mudflows, rockslides and coastal erosion that threatens its steep and fragile landscape and has isolated the iconic destination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tennessee’s disasters were the fruit of indifferent nature, without connection to the crimes of the homesteaders.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
