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disaster

[dih-zas-ter, -zah-ster] / dɪˈzæs tər, -ˈzɑ stər /


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For one globally distinguished economist, this might spell disaster.

From MarketWatch

The best approach is to build a sturdy foundation for your investments and to treat crashes the way insurance companies do natural disasters: know the odds and accept that they happen every so often.

From The Wall Street Journal

The NRA was formed after the Fukushima nuclear disaster to oversee nuclear safety, including the restarting of the country's reactors.

From BBC

Josh Woodward, who oversees the Gemini app as well as Google Labs—a proving ground of sorts for new AI applications—called the launch of Nano Banana a “success disaster.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Khan never thought she would experience such a disaster in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times