tragedies
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Elevated surf and rip currents as a result of Marie are arriving following a series of tragedies and increased rescues along Southern California beaches this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Documentarian Rory Kennedy’s follow-up to her 2022 investigation into the 737 MAX tragedies argues that a profits-over-quality company culture was to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sixty years since the Aberfan disaster, victims of major tragedies such as the Manchester Arena bombing say they still face a "disgraceful" struggle for support.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Generally, these tragedies cause a moment of concern... but then things go back to how they were.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I thought not only about these two bonobos but of the stream of homeless refugees, of my dead friends in the sanctuary, of the larger and yet-unknown tragedies elsewhere in the country, in the world.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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