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Disaster Declaration

A Disaster Declaration is a formal statement by a jurisdiction that a disaster or emergency exceeds the response and/or recovery capabilities. Although a declaration is commonly addressed after a disaster, a declaration may be made if a disaster is found to be imminent.

appetite

a strong desire or liking for something.

"an unquenchable appetite for life"

data compromise :

Same as "data breach"

—the loss or exposure of information meant to be secure, private, or otherwise restricted.

spray down

When you spray something down it means that you spray liquid over a surface using a pump or something else

blowback

the unintended adverse results of a political action or situation.

"this is the blowback from all those aggressive public health campaigns"

push back

North American

disagree with or oppose an action or proposal.

"it's important to push back and say that I'm the one who needs to manage the process"

What does it mean to gain traction?

It means, to have a little bit of success. You know how when you try to do something, but it just never really gets off to a good start? You never get that first little bit of success that you need to keep going. When that happens, you're having trouble gaining traction.

What does You make my heart sing. mean?

“You make my heart sing” means someone gives you an emotional feeling that causes your heart to beat a certain way, which in turn can be described as: heart sing, heart bounce, heart beat, heart ache, heart cry, etc . . .