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apocalypse

[uh-pok-uh-lips] / əˈpɒk ə lɪps /


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The software apocalypse story is hardly the only source of uncertainty about Oracle’s future.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It isn’t quite a zombie apocalypse, but life in litigation is its own kind of dystopia.

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

The building was in flames, the helicopter was now hovering above, and the scythes strode out of the front entrance, like the four horsemen of the post-mortal apocalypse.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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