apocalypse
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IGLOO, S. D.—Row upon row of concrete bunkers with steel blast doors peek up from the rolling grasslands—like hobbit holes for the apocalypse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
I find it perplexing that people talk about the apocalypse as if it’s happening later.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
If there were “a Terminator- or Matrix-like apocalypse, the rebellion will be right here.”
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Loss of control: The AI apocalypse is closer than you think.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
They could come wordless into the house of any Marine family, but no matter how they came or what shape or appearance they assumed, their very presence was the equivalent of some form of apocalypse.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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