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crisis

[krahy-sis] / ˈkraɪ sɪs /


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The bond financiers milling around the IMF meetings seem to be taking another look at the UK after years of crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has ordered a crisis cell to monitor the demonstrations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

If America’s Western states can survive this crisis, the future isn’t as dry as it looks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She covered how such moves help families solve the childcare crisis, and how they affect the U.S. housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 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

Reza Baqir of Alvarez & Marsal's Sovereign Advisory Services said he has experience with the difficult trade-offs policymakers in low-income countries face in such crises.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

In Yemen, the conflict has caused what the United Nations calls one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, leaving most of the nation's population dependent on aid.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

It’s been a recurring theme for the Atlanta progressive-metal band, who have faced terrible losses for much of their time together, including multiple deaths and other crises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It has also created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with millions of people needing medical help.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

He spent his days in a borrowed office, working on a study of recent international crises that he hoped would be useful to government policymakers.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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