Katrina
Americannoun
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My politics changed after the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, but I still love those characters, and I have a high interest in media drama in general.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Katrina Horstead, director of Versed Financial, suggested first-time buyers:
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The US government has made four major oil withdrawals in recent history: at the end of the first Gulf War, after Hurricane Katrina, after the Libyan revolution, and during Joe Biden's presidency.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
Katrina, like us, is rightly horrified but she’s in her own bind: undocumented, saved by Chris from the streets, with her signature on a confidentiality agreement and a deportation threat hanging over her.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many family members had fled New Orleans and were now living hundreds of miles away.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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