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How to use the word crisis in a Sentence?

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I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the Country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the People, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war.

Abraham Lincoln

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4 months ago

As she drove across the island to meet with local officials about the opioid crisis, it occurred to her that Puerto Ricans were now suffering at the hands of another set of corporations. Fossil fuel companies had warmed the planet and misled the public about global warming, making billions along the way. It wasn’t so different from what had happened in DePue and Roxana, she thought.Then, she said, God told her to sue Exxon again.

The Holy

Found on New York Times
8 months ago

There is no economic crisis, sure, things are expensive, but salaries are almost as high. It balances.

Halil Karaaslan , a retiree

Found on New York Times
10 months ago

I think that we need an emergency response because we’re facing a crisis situation … we need the help from our national leaders because we’re in a state where the only action that our colleagues took in response to the mass shooting in Nashville was to expel the two youngest Black lawmakers and then to pass a law to protect gun manufacturers.

Justin Jones

Found on CNN
11 months ago

Muslim Americans in my administration have key roles in tackling the climate crisis, rebuilding our economy, safeguarding our health, restoring our alliances, and so much more.

Joe Biden

Found on CNN
11 months ago

I ’m a parent of three boys, and when I hear from my boys [ that ] they do n’t want to go to the bathroom because people will be vaping in there, it just breaks my heart that they’re not having a bathroom break all day because of that, that kids are so addicted that they have to sneak away to the bathroom, or they are vaping in class using some covert pieces of clothing, shows this really is a public health crisis. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.

Susan Walley

Found on CNN
11 months ago

The scale of these layoffs suggest that David’s Bridal is in crisis mode, it indicates there is massive restructuring going on behind these scenes with a view to conserve cash as the company prepares for either bankruptcy or a sale.

Neil Saunders

Found on CNN
11 months ago

The question Europeans need to answer … is it in our interest to accelerate [a crisis] on Taiwan? No. The worse thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers on this topic and take our cue from the US agenda and a Chinese overreaction.

Emmanuel Macron

Found on CNN
11 months ago

Josh McLemore wasn’t a criminal, he was mentally ill and in crisis. He was out of touch with reality and needed help. This is glaringly obvious to anyone who watches the videos of him in his isolation cell.

Hank Balson

Found on CNN
11 months ago

There’s some expectation for Brazil and China to sign a joint statement around the climate crisis.

Renato Ungaretti

Found on CNN
11 months ago

Juul lit a nationwide public health crisis by putting addictive products in the hands of minors and convincing them that it’s harmless. Today they are paying the price for the harm they caused.

Letitia James

Found on CNN
11 months ago

History has taught us that in moments of financial stress, even if they don’t escalate into a crisis, they often mean tighter credit conditions and have a material impact on the real economy in a way that the Fed absolutely needs to take into account when setting monetary policy.

Austan Goolsbee

Found on CNN
11 months ago

The labor market in March came in like a lion with a banking crisis and more layoffs, and is going out like a lamb with a solid jobs report, the labor market is still strong, but it’s gliding slowly back down to Earth.

Daniel Zhao

Found on CNN
11 months ago

But there is more to this than meets the eye, if any fans are selling their own ticket, despite having sympathy during this cost of living crisis, it’s illegal and they should n’t be doing it.

Akhil Vyas

Found on CNN
11 months ago

There is a huge housing crisis today, this is a social emergency.

Rita Silva

Found on CNN
12 months ago

Time is ticking. Now I’m very concerned about where we are, i worry there are just enough House radicals who might not accept anything. And it doesn’t take many of them to make this a crisis.

Kevin McCarthy

Found on CNN
12 months ago

I worry there are just enough House radicals who might not accept anything. And it doesn’t take many of them to make this a crisis.

Greg Valliere

Found on CNN
12 months ago

Chinese pensioners view these latest reforms as yet another broken party promise, one that could profoundly impact their quality of life in the face of China’s looming demographic crisis.

Craig Singleton

Found on CNN
12 months ago

I believe very strongly these water issues are best decided at the state level, the Western senators can play an important role in trying to backstop the consensus the states can come to. This is a real crisis for the American west and potentially for our future.

Michael Bennet

Found on CNN
12 months ago

The best solution to this crisis appears to be all seven basin states working together to find a solution that honors Tribal sovereignty, supports our agricultural producers, strengthens communities, and protects our most precious resource.

John Hickenlooper

Found on CNN
12 months ago

The Access to AEDs Act will help ensure that schools are just as prepared and trained to respond in the time of crisis as those on the sidelines of an NFL game.

Damar Hamlin

Found on CNN
12 months ago

Some thought that if there was a security crisis, then Netanyahu would be saved by the bell.

Aviv Bushinsky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We hope that the highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice, will hand down an opinion that will be greatly persuasive in terms of increasing domestic action and identifying what gaps in international law and domestic law that need to be filled, this will be the first time that this organ of the UN will actually have to address the climate crisis, and the legal obligations of states in that regard, so it is quite historic.

Ralph Regenvanu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s like photographing a slow-moving tsunami, it’s often hard to see in the moment, but when two images are put side-by-side, it’s hard not to see the impact the climate crisis is having.

Dmitry Kokh Mittermeier

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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