disaster
Example Sentences
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Edison says the company failed to turn off gas lines after the fire started, making the disaster worse.
From Los Angeles Times
Although Ward’s decision ensured the federal government would assume the bulk of disaster costs, it came with a major trade off.
From Los Angeles Times
Her reporting often focuses on immigration, though she also covers crime and natural disasters.
And there wasn’t even a natural disaster to blame—or me forgetting to pay a bill.
One of the lawyers representing families of the victims said on Tuesday that an online platform had been launched to receive testimonies related to the disaster.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
