disasters
Example Sentences
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"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
Tucked into the “quick facts” of the government’s press release, beneath ministerial quotes about climate change driving ever more severe disasters, was the quiet admission that wildfire activity “remains below the five-year average.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The 7.4-magnitude quake was Colombia's strongest in a century, according to the US Geological Survey, and one of its deadliest natural disasters in years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
That was the reason for her anxious correspondence with the invisible doctors, interrupted by frequent disasters of the mail.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
