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  • There is no greater scourge facing America from within.

  • The president takes the opioid crisis very seriously.

  • The kid got snagged at the border.

  • A courier took a year of undercover work to get this far.

  • Maybe is dangerous depressed?

  • Big sale.

  • Now given what choice do we have?

  • Our product will be the first truly nonaddictive painkiller.

  • What was going on?

  • All the addiction centers are lighting up.

  • And then by day 10, they're dead.

  • I'm looking for my son.

  • Were you aware of any issues with your son?

  • Like what?

  • Based on your results, you want Northlight to pull their billion dollar drug?

  • That could cost you a hell of a lot more than your teaching job.

  • You've gotta have a plan.

  • A plan for telling the truth.

  • Careful.

  • Should this kid get a niche to name names that would be unpleasant for everyone.

  • They're gonna come after you.

  • But what you're doing now?

  • Maybe the most important thing you ever dio you had my son run drugs for you.

  • This'll is the biggest public health crisis.

  • Chinch tobacco.

  • It's not our responsibility.

  • Then whose is it?

  • It You cannot walk into that by alone.

  • We can't quit we can't stop What do you think we're here to do?

  • To make a difference?

  • Yeah.

  • Waken touch you anywhere in the world We're running out of time Last chance.

There is no greater scourge facing America from within.

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Crisis Trailer #1 (2021) | Movieclips Trailers

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    林宜悉 posted on 2021/01/28
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Keywords

crisis

US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

UK /'kraɪsɪs/

  • noun
  • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • A situation that has reached a critical phase.
  • A time of intense difficulty or danger.
  • A decisive moment.
  • A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
  • A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
  • A situation that has reached a critical phase.
  • A time when a problem, illness, etc. is at its worst point
  • A situation related to environmental damage.
  • A state of instability or danger.
  • A difficult or painful experience in a person's life.
  • A politically unstable situation.
  • A turning point in a disease.
aware

US /əˈwɛr/

UK /əˈwɛə/

  • adjective
  • Knowing or feeling that something exists
addiction

US /əˈdɪkʃən/

UK /əˈdɪkʃn/

  • noun
  • Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
  • other
  • A compulsive engagement in a behavior despite its negative consequences.
  • The state of being compulsively committed to something; a habit that is hard to break.
  • A strong inclination towards something.
  • A chronic dysfunction of the brain system that involves reward, motivation, and memory.
  • A compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming substance.
  • other
  • A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes, or endangers the addict's health, finances, or general well-being.
responsibility

US /rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/

UK /rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ/

  • other
  • The state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something.
  • The opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization.
  • A duty or task that you are required or expected to do.
  • A moral obligation to behave correctly towards or in respect of.
  • noun
  • A thing that one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation.
  • Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • A thing to be done because it is morally correct
  • State of being dependable or reliable
hell

US /hɛl/

UK /hel/

  • noun
  • Any place of pain and suffering
  • In some religions, the place where bad people are believed to go after death to be punished.
  • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
border

US /ˈbɔrdɚ/

UK /'bɔ:də(r)/

  • verb
  • To be right next to another country or state
  • To form the edge of something
  • To form the edge of (road, etc.)
  • noun
  • Outer part or edge of something
  • Line separating one country, state from another
niche

US /ni:ʃ/

UK /nɪtʃ/

  • noun
  • A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.
  • The role and position a species has in its environment; how it meets its needs for food and shelter, how it survives, and how it reproduces.
  • Small part of a market representing an opportunity
  • A shallow recess, especially in a wall to display an ornament or statue.
  • Area with all specific plant/animal needs to live
  • A specialized business, job or activity
  • Space cut into a wall, as to display a statue
  • verb
  • To specialize in a particular market segment or area.
important

US /ɪmˈpɔrtnt/

UK /ɪmˈpɔ:tnt/

  • adjective
  • Having power or authority
  • Valuable or essential to retain.
  • Necessary or crucial.
  • Having serious consequences; momentous.
  • Having a big effect on (person, the future)
  • Of great consequence; serious.
  • Having high rank or status; influential.
  • Of great significance or value; likely to have a profound effect on success, survival, or well-being.
  • noun
  • A matter of great significance.
  • other
  • A matter of great significance.
president

US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

  • noun
  • Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • The highest-ranking executive in a company or organization.
  • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
  • The elected head of a republic or the chief of state in a country.
  • The person who holds the position of head of an organization, club, or society.
  • The chief administrator of a college or university.
lot

US /lɑt/

UK /lɒt/

  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking