crash
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The historic telecommunications crash of 2001 is burned indelibly into Ciena CEO Gary Smith’s memory, yet he is cautious about viewing rising anxiety over today’s AI boom as an echo of that past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Storey called for the immediate release of the £2m but also said policing costs linked to the crash, which had led to the arrests of 50 people so far, were now forecast to exceed £5m.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
They also played a key role in the audacious, highly publicized rescue in 2023 of four children lost for 40 days after a plane crash in the Amazon rainforest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The CHP office in Solano is actively investigating the crash and is encouraging witnesses or those who have information about other vehicles involved to contact the office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Brooklyn quickly studied the tangle of wires that ran to the back of one of the computers and patched in the crash cart.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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US regulators have heavily scrutinized Boeing's designs during certifications following a pair of MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together claimed 346 lives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
E-bike crashes have been on the rise in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Local investigators of the crashes haven’t reached the same conclusion as American officials or released their final investigative findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
This includes Callin, who has had two major crashes, suffering a concussion and a bruised collar bone, but no lasting injuries.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
For one teetering second, while the crashes and booms of the battle filled the air, Harry hesitated.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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She was there when the stock crashed, and she was briefly named an interim co-CEO when Wainwright left in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
South Wales Police said the woman, 47, from North Cornelly, Bridgend, crashed into a wall on Coity Road at about 12:43 BST on Monday.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Indonesian authorities were investigating on Tuesday after a car-sized piece of what a government agency said was a Chinese space rocket crashed into a palm oil plantation near homes and work sites.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
James Austin Johnson, reprising his Trump impersonation from the American “Saturday Night Live,” crashed the meeting as the fictional Zelenskyy pleaded for restored Starlink access.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
The defaults mounted, the bonds universally crashed, and the CDOs composed of the bonds followed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Photos posted on the local government's Facebook page showed waves crashing into seaside villages and roads closed to traffic.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
In January 2024, a landslide above the railroad sent soil and debris crashing onto the tracks at Mariposa Point, destroying the city’s pedestrian bridge and beach trail and temporarily interrupting rail service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
But it all came crashing down in November 2020, when Hillsong Church announced that Lentz had been fired for leadership issues and “moral failures.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The subtext of their question is the worry that, just as Icarus soared so high that the sun melted his wings of wax, a market that rises too far is prone to crashing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
There are loud crashing noises and high-pitched squealing, but there are also soft sounds that don’t sound like anything I have ever heard before.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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