natural disaster

Example Sentences

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And like a natural disaster, what emerged about Chavez was far worse than anyone could’ve expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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

The phenomenon of panic buying, or overspending on goods before a natural disaster, is well documented.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 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