accident

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It said nuclear power plant sites and nearby areas "must never be attacked" and called for "maximum military restraint" to avoid a nuclear accident.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“I feel so bad. He’s got some difficulty — there was an accident, and that’s all I know,” Trump said.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

CEO Michael Rousseau’s retirement came earlier than anticipated, Chamoun says, following his English-only video message after the tragic accident at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on March 22.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Golf superstar Tiger Woods told authorities he was looking at his phone and changing radio channels before his car crash last Friday, according to an accident report released by police Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“He was thrown out in the end, smash-bang-inevitable. But before that there was a great-some accident, and he saved her life. He fought off a hundred makaras, all with teeth as long as swords.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell