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disasters

  • plural
    of disaster.
    disaster
    noun
    a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.

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But a long list of challenges awaits: grappling with worst-in-the-nation unemployment, solving the housing crisis, and preparing for and responding to seemingly endless fires, floods and other natural disasters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Last week's crash was one of the worst rail disasters in Europe's modern history, and Spain's worst crash since 2013.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

It is one of the worst rail disasters in Europe's modern history, and Spain's worst crash since 2013.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

"We are devastated," Cecilio said, echoing the sentiment of the dozens of families affected by one of Europe's deadliest train disasters this century.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Nothing to be nervous about! So it’s a big game. But in the grand scheme of things, in a world rife with famine, disease, war, natural disasters, and crime, is a game all that important?”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan