disaster
Example Sentences
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The NDMA's updated guidelines in the wake of the crash acknowledged "Comprehensive Disaster Victim Identification and Management have not received adequate systematic attention in the disaster management framework so far".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But for older investors in or near retirement, it’s a portfolio disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
RuPaul’s affection for everything inane, disgusting and gloriously stupid lends itself perfectly to a disaster spoof like “Stop! That! Train!.”
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
While dads have reasons to be concerned by plummeting levels of testosterone, a modest dip isn’t necessarily a disaster — in fact, it can make men better parents and partners.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“Our study session was a disaster I don’t want to repeat.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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Calamity, Catastrophe, and Crisis: Disaster Words
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