major incident
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
a very important or serious event
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Examples (10)
- The hospital declared a major incident after the bus crash.
- Dealing with a major incident requires careful coordination.
- The company faced a major incident when its main server went down.
- Police are investigating the cause of the major incident on the highway.
- Emergency services responded quickly to the major incident.
- The report detailed several major incidents that occurred last year.
- A major incident can disrupt an entire city's infrastructure.
- Thankfully, there were no major incidents during the large public event.
- This was considered a major incident due to the potential loss of life.
- Lessons learned from the previous major incident improved safety protocols.