crisis
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Those projections, and accompanying transcripts, show a policymaker whose views on inflation diverged from those of his colleagues as the 2007-09 crisis receded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Carney, a former central bank governor in Canada and the U.K., earned praise for guiding those countries through the 2008 global financial crisis and Brexit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But his bigger worry is that a lack of change in the U.S. fiscal picture will persist — until it triggers a crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Raman said she ran for council largely to take on the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
His prestige had never fully recovered from the Cuban missile crisis.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The interview offered an unusually personal look at an official better known for managing an increasingly complicated portfolio of international crises and national security issues.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Castro is remembered by supporters as having guided Cuba through multiple crises -- US-backed invasions, embargoes, assassination plots and the intense hardship caused by the collapse of Cuba's main ally and benefactor, the Soviet Union.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Less healthy foods in supermarkets are also cheaper than they were three decades ago, while there have been several cost-of-living crises in recent years.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Spiraling debt crises were forcing West African countries—Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria—to lay off state workers, who struggled to land jobs in the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Of course, since I am a Jew profoundly rooted in my people’s memory and tradition, my first response is to Jewish fears, Jewish needs, Jewish crises.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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