disaster
Example Sentences
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Identifying these risks is a net gain to the world, not a disaster, not a reason to pull the emergency brake on AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In the Middle Ages, the French disaster at Crécy became an object lesson in the dangers of rushing in.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
The federal government provided $20.6 million in disaster relief funds for California fishing communities affected by the 2023 closure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The duo are in charge of carefully collecting and storing native wild seeds to create a living genetic library that could restore the country's ecosystem after a disaster.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
But a lawsuit brought by more than four hundred sailors who were aboard the USS Ronald Reagan during the disaster alleged that they had developed cancer and other ailments as a result of their exposure.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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