earthquake
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Recounting a visit to the fabrication plant months after the earthquake, Shih said he remembers how Japan “had mobilized the country to bring it back on stream because so many companies were dependent on it.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026
From Panama City, Machado said in a video posted on social media on Monday that the earthquake catastrophe made it “impossible to postpone” her return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Nearly a week after the earthquake, the 54-year-old just wants closure.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela’s buildings could be in an earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Ever since first grade, when the Palmers moved to California, Jonathan had practiced earthquake drills in school each year.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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