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natural disaster

[nach-er-uhl-di-zas-ter] / ˈnætʃ ər əl dɪˈzæs tər /


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This natural disaster has hit at a time of great uncertainty for Venezuela.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

One contemporary Florentine writer considered it the worst natural disaster since the biblical flood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

In most U.S. states, Indiana included, when a healthy tree falls onto a neighbor’s property during a storm or other natural disaster, each property owner is responsible for the damage on their own land.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

It really makes clear that the responsibility for fixing a natural disaster is mostly going to fall on the states.

From Slate May 21, 2026

Still, even though there wasn’t a natural disaster or atomic bomb attack, Mickey Mantle was almost enough.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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