disasters
Example Sentences
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Experts say the possibility of making money on disasters can create dangerous incentives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
From Barron's ● 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
NOTE: Although standing waves are harder to get in water, the phenomenon does apparently happen very rarely in lakes, resulting in freak disasters.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
