Collocations for "crisis"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crisis" in context.
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crisis
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- a [mid-life, marriage, work, money, relationship] crisis
- is [having, in the middle of] a [mid-life] crisis
- a crisis in their [marriage, relationship]
- [an economic, a humanitarian, a political] crisis
- address the [economic] crisis
- a [severe, great, crippling, long, full-blown] crisis
- were able to get through the crisis
- (barely) avoided a crisis
- a crisis in [Southeast Asia]
- a [developing, looming] crisis
- is the crisis at hand
- a crisis of identity
- the [economy, team, family] is in crisis
- get [over, out of] the crisis
- leave the crisis [behind, in the past]
- [avert, avoid, prevent] a crisis
- The crisis [should, could] have been averted.
- [deal with, handle, navigate through] the crisis
- I wouldn't call it a crisis.
- a [period, time] of crisis
- have [called, held] crisis talks
- [poor, good, excellent] crisis management
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