accident

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Woods was involved in a car accident in Jupiter, Fla. on Friday.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

Woods has had multiple surgeries following a serious road accident in 2021 and has played only a limited schedule.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Around Thanksgiving 2009, a report that Woods had been in a car accident near his home erupted into a major scandal involving allegations of affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Canada has two official languages -- English and French -- and media reports noted that one of the pilots killed in the accident was from French-speaking Quebec.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

A nuclear accident that occurred at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 was classified after the fact as a level 5.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland