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crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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He said the government was delivering the "major shake-up" required to fix the youth unemployment crisis in Britain, starting with improving the availability and quality of technical education.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Also read: The bond market hasn’t been this calm since the dot-com bust and the financial crisis.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron will chair a crisis cabinet meeting Monday morning to discuss the wildfires ravaging several areas of southwest France, his office said.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron will a hold a crisis cabinet meeting on Monday as wildfires closed in on the south-western city of Bordeaux.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

He had been so wound up in trying to get home, he had not noticed the ebbing of the crisis until now.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

“The relative calm in the S&P 500 suggests that investors have learned that geopolitical crises have usually been good buying opportunities,” he told clients in a note on Thursday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Such an outcome would rank among the largest humanitarian and economic crises in history.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

Food-safety crises present all-encompassing challenges for restaurant companies, affecting everything from marketing and operations to legal and government affairs, industry experts said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

They hinted at a darker, more gothic aesthetic, with lyrics haunted by ghostly figures and existential crises.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

There will be no crises here, except perhaps in the pre-Christmas rush.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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