disasters

Example Sentences

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It’s a question of what do we do about these smaller disasters that can still upend people’s lives, can still cause millions of dollars of damage that states have to deal with, but aren’t catastrophes.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

Honda 7267 4.96%increase; green up pointing triangle Motor managed to stay profitable through a global financial meltdown, natural disasters, a safety crisis and the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“So insurance had to cover all the disasters that happened with the fires,” Delilah replied.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The eruption may not have caused the dramatic population collapse once proposed, but it still offers valuable insight into how humans respond to extreme disasters.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

It collected hundreds of millions of dollars from some of the world’s largest insurance companies on falsified claims for industrial accidents and natural disasters inside North Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden