national crises

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of national crisis.
  national crisis

  noun

  a social or economic crisis, such as rising crime, political uprising, or a housing shortage, that affects a large portion of a nation or requires the resources and powers of a national government to address it.

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national crises

Los Angeles should serve as a blueprint for American resilience, showing how diverse communities can thrive despite escalating national crises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

The individual can become an instantly recognisable figure in times of national crises or political scandal.

From BBC ● May 5, 2022

"Previous periods following great national crises and mobilizations have been the periods that…upend the status quo and they transform people's expectations," McCartin told Salon in an interview.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2021

I have worked for two presidents from different parties who faced national crises.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2020

We may not like these imputations, but it would be hard to deny that in certain national crises we have not been impossibly virtuous.

From American World Policies by Walter E. Weyl

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