crisis
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Those projections, and accompanying transcripts, show a policymaker whose views on inflation diverged from those of his colleagues as the 2007-09 crisis receded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Preowned phone prices are rising this year due to the memory-chip crisis, according to B-Stock Vice President Sean Cleland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Beyond the dispute over Raman’s leadership of the committee, there are clear policy disagreements between the mayor and the council member over the best way to combat the crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Amid today’s U.S. housing crisis, the Midwest has repeatedly emerged as an attractive, cheap option for aspiring home buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Treasury didn’t ever actually get around to explaining what the crisis was, just that the action was taken in response to Citigroup’s “declining stock price.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Supporting young people early is far more cost-effective than responding to crises later, while also improving long-term outcomes.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The interview offered an unusually personal look at an official better known for managing an increasingly complicated portfolio of international crises and national security issues.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Home-bound before the therapy, she emerged from it free of the pain crises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Beijing played a central role in Zambia's debt restructuring negotiations, making the country a closely watched test case for how China works with Western governments and multilateral lenders to resolve sovereign debt crises.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
With so many crises competing for Roosevelt’s attention, the Uranium Committee continued to just crawl along.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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