CRISES | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of crises in English

(Definition of crises from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of crises

crises
It is the responsibility of the media to report on crises such as this.
Information deterrence is important in peacetime because it can help manage crises and limit the potential for the outbreak of war.
Unlike many crises, we are the missing link between life and death, between hope and sorrow, between music and silence.
From CNN
Rising inequality contributed to the onset of previous financial crises and may already be laying the groundwork for the next one, some economists say.
But then it is up to each of us to take the next step and focus on humanitarian crises where they occur.
From CNN
And helping those who are in financial crises.
From CNN
State budget crises have led to job losses that disproportionately affect women, who make up the majority of state and local government employees.
It remained hugely profitable and widely consumed, but it has been suffering from a sort of crises of relevance.
From TIME
From such opening crises, her novels spread quietly and inexorably, drawing readers into the hearts of her characters.
We were large enough that we could absorb a lot of crises.
What one does see, again and again, in the history of financial crises is that when an accident is waiting to happen, it eventually does.
Throughout her career, she continually focuses on the crises of today and the victories of tomorrow.
Some consider this the most important crises the patient community has faced since the 1980s.
And above all, he was there to support his wife and family when their two children had their own medical crises.
Generosity is one thing, but sacrificing your own family's financial and emotional stability for a series of unending and escalating crises is quite another.
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