apocalypse
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The software apocalypse never came and the sector is enjoying a stellar recovery.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
In Palangkaraya, people are growing desperate for an end to this apocalypse.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
One theory describes an almost complete apocalypse, with human populations abruptly disappearing from areas closest to the eruption.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
All the talk of an AI apocalypse in recent months may be encouraging the idea that we should preserve some tools that could come in handy in a de-digitized world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
I’d been ready to let the world end, prepared to sit back and wait for the apocalypse.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
So I decided that I needed to give this class to my students, because they needed to know that apocalypses have been around for thousands of years, and nothing ever happens.
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
The game has no guns, no Marios, no apocalypses.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Burns and his co-showrunner, Dorothy Fortenberry, argue that film and TV have their own version of the same problem: Climate apocalypses create immediate drama and character-level tension.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
But apocalypses are happening all around us—just not always to us.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2021
Whether St. John made use of the material furnished by non-canonical apocalypses is uncertain.
From The Books of the New Testament by Leighton Pullan
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