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crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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It seems that Gyllenhaal isn’t experiencing a crisis of masculinity so much as a crisis of vulnerability — which is fitting, as the two are inextricably linked.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the wealthy Gulf into crisis.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Big Tech’s structural mistakes are costing stock investors and fueling a massive talent crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The six-day chemical crisis began inside the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“I’d never been in a factory before, but the crisis made you think,” a British housewife, Mrs. M. Hall, remembered.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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