crisis
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈkraɪsɪs/US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
Meaning
noun
a time of great danger, difficulty or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
“an economic/a financial crisis”
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“just the four years that you've been here at the farm things feel like they've taken a sharp turn crisis has tempered optimism consequences have challenged idealism and reality has shaken blind”
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just the four years that you've been here at the farm things feel like they've taken a sharp turn crisis has tempered optimism consequences have challenged idealism and reality has shaken blind
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