crisis
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"We are in a double crisis now," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
But I have to challenge his assertion that there is no policy solution to this crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
It happened after the 1970s oil shock, then again much later as the market bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
This is what union executive director Bruce Meyer said on a call with reporters Monday: “We do not accept the premise that there is some existential crisis going on.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“Vietnam is one crisis after another,” McNaughton said.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing crisis
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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