natural disaster

Example Sentences

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It noted the fires were the third-worst natural disaster in American history in terms of insured losses, at $40 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It is granted to people deemed to be in danger if they return to their home countries because of war, natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstances.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Because, for veterans of modern warfare, the question isn’t how to come to grips with something that befell us in the manner of a natural disaster.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

“One thing is to provide short-term aid after a natural disaster such as a hurricane or an earthquake,” said oil expert Francisco Barnés de Castro, a former dean of Mexico’s National Autonomous University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Danny’s trading life was man versus man, but this felt more like man versus nature: The synthetic CDO had become a synthetic natural disaster.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis