as in crisis
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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Protests erupted late last year after Iran's national currency, the rial, plunged to record lows, worsening a cost-of-living crisis.—
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
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But the agency has said the crewmember is stable, stressing that this is not a crisis situation.—
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The situation is not all that different from that along the Mississippi, Missouri or Tennessee rivers, where a series of dams controls water flow.—
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Doug Hendrickson posted on social media Thursday to explain his situation with Williams.—
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“Dunkirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Dunkirk. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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