earthquake
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Haiti for decades has suffered from abject poverty, corruption, political instability and natural disasters like a devastating earthquake in 2010.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ashitaka’s frustrations hit me like an earthquake decades ago, and still do.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
That day, when the Argentina midfielder scored a goal the celebrations inside Anfield registered 1.74 on the Richter scale - just shy of the 2.0 needed for a minor earthquake.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“It’s using earthquake data to interpret North Korean nuclear tests,” said Eric Lebson, chief strategy officer of a nonprofit called Global Reach that focuses on American captives abroad and is working with Chen’s family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
We’ll run to town, find Mom and Dad, and never again think about a camper smashed in an earthquake.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez has pledged to deliver 4,000 homes by year's end to those displaced by the earthquakes, including an estimated 23,000 who are now homeless.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The buildings were sold as ready for earthquakes, but he said Venezuela’s economic challenges meant residents didn’t have money for upkeep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Whatever the specific causes of death, this was a mass casualty event, on par with the earthquakes that hit Venezuela a few weeks ago.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Jorge Rodríguez, who is the brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez, cited the devastation created by the recent twin earthquakes which struck the north of Venezuela on 24 June as the reason behind the talks.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some of the men who had lived in California were used to earthquakes and they laughed at us.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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