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crash

[krash] / kræʃ /








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According to the family, Sergio was on his way to the airport to meet his newborn baby for the first time before the crash happened.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

He has also said he did not leave his house for six months after the crash, except for medical appointments.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Even so, crash safety survivability isn’t as obvious as it might seem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

There was a time when economists treated a stock-market crash as a healthy, cleansing event for the broader economy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Straightaway there was a great clatter and thumping and the crash of things colliding.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Law-enforcement agencies have largely been on their own in figuring out how to ticket—and even punish—robotaxis that break traffic rules or get involved in crashes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

But these strategies’ long-term success comes with a significant qualification: their occasional huge losses — known as momentum crashes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Road debris alone causes over 200,000 crashes in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Some may instead brighten when the explosion's shock wave crashes into surrounding material.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

The pain was starting to go away, like a humongous wave that crashes with a lot of noise and spray but then slowly fizzles away into nothing.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

The driver of a car which crashed into the grounds of a school in Wimbledon killing two eight-year-old girls will stand trial in September next year.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

But VAR intervened, declaring that Embolo had crashed to the pitch in an effort to dupe the referee—an offense deemed worthy of ejection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Police at the time said he crashed his car and then fled on foot.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Deputies were initially called at 3:20 a.m. to Pacific Coast Highway, near Paradise Cove Road, for reports of a vehicle that crashed into a pole, said Lt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

I started swimming away, but I did not make it far before the Juggernaut crashed against the mountain.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

My apartment is only about six-odd blocks from the park, but closer to the game, I noticed a gigantic wave of red, lavender and white jerseys already crashing toward the watch party.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

But then came a foul: one robot barges into the goalkeeper, sending it crashing to the ground.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

How many more hits can it take before it all comes crashing down?

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

"The whole world literally just came crashing down and our life took a complete 360  overnight when she was diagnosed," added Paige.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“And I would have come crashing through the ceiling,” Harry Truman chuckled, greatly amused by the image of arriving at the tea party in only his reading glasses.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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