disasters
Example Sentences
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On top of this, natural disasters and accidents can wipe out history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The group is also fighting Becker’s bill, which would add war to the list of emergencies — such as natural disasters and pandemics — that can trigger California’s price-gouging laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the first half of the year, natural disasters caused around $112 billion in damage worldwide, of which $44 billion was insured, representing an insurance gap of 60%, according to Munich Re.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Haiti for decades has suffered from abject poverty, corruption, political instability and natural disasters like a devastating earthquake in 2010.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The archive reflects the human need to document every deed and directive, to place a veil of administrative tidiness over the disorder of famines and plagues and natural disasters and crimes and wars.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
