crise
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The result is a large, permanent loss in output featuring persistently high unemployment, company liquidations and financial crise.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2020
There was more to Peter’s crise than his worry about Patsy or growing distaste for his surreptitious assignment.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
France has referred to la crise since the Mitterrand years – that’s a long time in freefall.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2016
The crisis was long abuilding, and a surprise to no one when it came: the only question was which of France's innumerable Cabinet crises would produce the crise de regime.
From Time Magazine Archive
"This seems to be a new period and crise of the most great affair," writes Baillie, recording these facts.
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by David Masson
The program trains students from a range of disciplines to develop strategies for addressing resource scarcity, climate change, and extreme weather events, as well as food, water, and energy crises.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Lebanon is at the crossroads of a region that has been full of crises for thousands of years."
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
“LAPD officers do not enter the force to become first responders to mental health crises and are not equipped with the proper training to do so.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The crises surrounding the monarchy have had an effect on its popularity.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Sometimes I watch daytime soaps on television, where there are more crises and better clothes than in real life.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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