crisis
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Meta has reached a settlement with a US school district which had sued the Instagram-owner over the costs of fighting a mental health crisis allegedly caused by the company's social media platforms.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Paz, who took office in November, inherited a country with dwindling dollar reserves, fuel shortages and a widening fiscal crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That’s the highest rate since the financial crisis 17 years ago and almost one and a half times as much as the payout rates available at the lows just after the COVID-19 crisis.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The EU is facing its second energy shock after a first crisis following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which led to double-digit highs in inflation.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“I’d never been in a factory before, but the crisis made you think,” a British housewife, Mrs. M. Hall, remembered.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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