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crisis
Noun
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A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or very dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, societal or environmental issues.
The latest change in the hostage crisis came one day after Israel freed 51 prisoners from a jail in south Lebanon.
This will be president's last trip to the Persian Gulf until the crisis has been resolved.
The conditions of these people were extremely difficult and we faced really serious humanitarian crisis.
The US financial system is in crisis.
He has clear ideas about how to solve our energy crisis.
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A crisis is a serious emotional problem.
My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.
My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.
intervention
Noun
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An intervention is an activity designed to change or stop a situation.
To prevent government intervention, the companies agreed to stop cigarettes.
The teachers planned a reading intervention for the students who were having trouble.
center
Noun
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The center of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.
The president and his problems continue to take center stage in the news.
She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.
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A center is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.
They have opened a large shopping center in Taipei.
The team was staying at the US Olympic training center.
Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking center.
Scientists at the Center for Disease Control have found a new virus.
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The town center is the place in the town where most of the shops are.
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In politics, the center is the position that is not politically right or left.
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In sports, a center is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.
center
Verb
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If you center something, you move it towards the center.