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

From BBC • May 5, 2022

As health secretary, Becerra oversees a $1.5 trillion agency charged with responding to myriad national crises, including disease outbreaks, extreme weather events and housing migrant children at the border.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 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

A place of optimism — a park built on the belief in humanity’s ability to aspire to be better — had survived multiple wars, recessions and national crises.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021

Each new fact in his private experience flashes a light on what great bodies of men have done, and the crises of his life refer to national crises.

From Essays — First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo