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crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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In some ways it is a miracle there has not been a global recession, or a debt crisis in a major emerging economy.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The slide deck didn’t detail a crisis response.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has ordered a crisis cell to monitor the demonstrations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

She covered how such moves help families solve the childcare crisis, and how they affect the U.S. housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The crisis was perilous; but not without its charm: such as the Indian, perhaps, feels when he slips over the rapid in his canoe.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

On the one hand holding back growth are the familiar, recurring crises from the energy shock, trade conflict and actual war.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Reza Baqir of Alvarez & Marsal's Sovereign Advisory Services said he has experience with the difficult trade-offs policymakers in low-income countries face in such crises.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

In Yemen, the conflict has caused what the United Nations calls one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, leaving most of the nation's population dependent on aid.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Borrowing costs have risen sharply in advanced economies, public debt is at historic highs and fiscal cushions thinned by a barrage of crises, said Silvana Tenreyro, chief economist at the IMF.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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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