crisis
Example Sentences
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“If you wait for a crisis to happen, your choices will be more limited.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 12, 2026
Housing minister Sian Gwenllian has said a shortage of homes is causing a "housing crisis" and has said she will work "relentlessly" to hit the 20,000 target.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026
The reason it isn’t a crisis is that he’s Novak Djokovic, the most accomplished men’s tennis player of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026
The incident plunged Boeing back into crisis, prompting another leadership shakeup.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
She sounded as calm as Mom always did, dealing with a crisis.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing crisis
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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