apocalyptic
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Some researchers have responded that such apocalyptic statements about AI’s near-term impact on employment are grossly overstated and ignore the impact of new jobs that will be created.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
It opens its coverage of the hottest day of the year saying: "Wildfires caused apocalyptic scenes last night as they engulfed homes."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dramatic videos of members of the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation in Ontario fleeing their homes by boat have flooded the internet because the images are truly apocalyptic.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
In 2020, Burning Man—“a fertile, apocalyptic, hippie, neo-pagan freak fest,” as one news clip tells us—was canceled outright due to Covid-19.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Such apocalyptic scenarios have invited skepticism since Henry Dobyns first drew them to wide attention.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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