disaster
Example Sentences
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He worked for George Soros’s Quantum Fund and correctly believed disaster loomed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Even as Lotus built icons like Esprit, which famously turned into a submarine in the 1977 James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me,” it often teetered on the brink of disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
When he heard about the disaster at Liushenyu, he says his "mind just went blank".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“That was an absolute disaster and yet we remember D-day as one of the great military triumphs in history,” Haig says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The next few minutes were second only to takeoff in terms of potential for disaster.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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