natural disaster
Example Sentences
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This is a city where neighborhood displacement — whether by gentrification, government or natural disaster — is as commonplace and messy as the bloom of jacarandas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Ever since his first term, when one of “his” red states suffered a natural disaster, he immediately showed sympathy and sent federal relief.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
"No one flew into a rage, because after all, this is due to natural disaster," the businesswoman, who had to reschedule her flight to Tuesday, told AFP Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said it was a "nightmare situation", adding: "This is likely the worst natural disaster in Spokane history."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I felt myself to be among the survivors of some great natural disaster, some plague, some avalanche or earthquake.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
