accident
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Federal investigators probing the UPS disaster mentioned similarities between the November accident and the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191, which involved a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 passenger jet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Moncks Corner Mayor Thomas Hamilton Jr. also memorialized the Lowcountry singer, writing on Facebook that his family was “heartbroken” to hear about the accident.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Indonesia's public transport network in general has a high accident rate, due in part to ageing infrastructure and poor maintenance.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
On the night of the world's worst nuclear accident, he was working as a turbine mechanic in unit number two, a few hundred metres from reactor number four, which exploded during a safety test.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
The population of Fukushima had already been declining for years before the accident, as residents left the rural setting for opportunities in cities.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing accident
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