disaster
Example Sentences
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Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster.
From Barron's
For some in Aceh, the situation brings back painful memories of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, one of the worst natural disasters ever.
From BBC
Immigration was a central theme of the address, with the pope pointing to migrants and refugees forced to flee their homes because of conflict, poverty and climate disasters.
From Salon
Having loads of capital on hand is less important for an annuities firm than for an insurer like Berkshire that gets surprise bills for car crashes and natural disasters.
Many in the congregation are still sheltering at evacuation sites after the disaster wreaked havoc on the island four weeks ago.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
