accident
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In “Verity,” she plays the titular character, Verity Crawford, the author of a string of hit thriller novels who’s been mysteriously incapacitated after a car accident and can’t finish her final three books.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Chinese officials investigating the China Eastern accident haven’t released a final report and didn’t respond to requests for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She adds that she’s never witnessed an accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In May 2001, a month after Monica Coghlan's death in a road accident, Archer went on trial.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“It wasn’t an accident and we did nothing wrong,” Maya-Jade said.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Adidas told us both factories had "heat-management measures", that its standards "do not permit any form of harassment", and that "no electrical-related accidents" had been found in Bowker's records.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He has encountered numerous mothers coping with the sudden death of their partner from causes such as shootings, car accidents and other unexpected events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Plant officials say stringent safety measures have been followed and lessons from previous nuclear accidents were incorporated into the project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Staircases are a flashpoint for accidents in general.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
In fact, Simitian pointed out that the California Highway Patrol had been collecting data since 2001 and found that cell phone use was the number one cause each year in distractions leading to car accidents.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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