crash
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A66 fatal crash: Who has been arrested or charged?
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Safety advocates and Councilmember Raman say a fatal crash shows that was a bad decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
In 1908 she recalled: “When the crash came I had money, and I was one of the very few who really had it. The others had their ‘securities’ and their ‘values.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Friday Redcar MP Anna Turley said disorder at a balloon release for one of the young men who died in the crash was "unacceptable".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
There was a crash in the hall as the front door burst open and a smaller crash close by as Cocky dropped a teacup.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
For example, unless you have specifically hired someone to implement a strategy to protect you from a market downturn, a traditional adviser isn’t necessarily supposed to time the market and get you out before crashes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In July, NPR reported that the department had taken down important safety data about crashes involving cars and bicycles and pedestrians, which are used by city planners to figure out where to focus road improvements.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Chinese carmaker Xiaomi faced intense scrutiny following two fatal crashes in 2025 involving its SU7 model, when suspected electrical failures allegedly trapped occupants.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
There have been 745 total reported incidents, including 22 crashes or fires and five injury incidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Annabelle’s stomach drops like a failed elevator, and then crashes.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
From there, another scrum, another penalty advantage, and with the All Blacks back-pedalling captain Siya Kolisi crashed over for South Africa's third try and a 10-point lead after a pulsating first 40.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Then, finally, came the devastating Panic of 1907, when the market crashed 30%, losing 10% in October alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker — a refueling and airlift plane — crashed over Western Iraq without being attacked, resulting in the death of six more U.S. service members, Central Command announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The flood crashed into the area where they last were soon after.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
SHOOM!—it crashed into the road, separating the girls from their dads.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
“We’re just trying to keep kids from crashing into things and getting hurt,” Scheafer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Parton said she heard the power ballad version for the first time on the radio, and felt so overwhelmed that she had to pull over to avoid crashing her Cadillac.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Everything came crashing down. It was terrifying," Cristina Ruiz Lopez, a lab worker who was at a supermarket in Granada when the earthquake hit, wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Everything came crashing down. It was terrifying," Cristina Ruiz Lopez, a lab worker who was at a supermarket in Granada, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
And if he yanked at the cords that hung down, he thought he could probably tip over lamps and make wonderful crashing noises.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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