as in crises
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
with the company facing a financial Dunkirk, it was hoped that the new CEO could turn things around—and fast
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Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises.—
Eli Cahan,
ProPublica,
23 Sep. 2025 -
The program hoped to reduce crises.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Montiel sees further growth potential by turning Cádiz into a true crossroads for the global series.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Both Grimes and his former head coach have found themselves at career crossroads this offseason.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Curio’s process is a dry electrochemical and pyroprocessing system, using heat and chemical reactions to separate isotopes and fission products, thanks to the materials’ different boiling points and weights.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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During this process, the propellants will need to be kept well below their boiling points.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Aug. 2025
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Those efforts are now critical as AI and semiconductors become geopolitical flash points.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Women dangle live chickens from their hands, and carry spices piled high in plastic buckets on their heads.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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The court said Trump can fire for now the sole Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission as the justices decide whether to overturn a century-old ruling protecting the heads of independent agencies.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Dunkirks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Dunkirks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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