apocalypse
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These odd phenomena convinced ancient cultures that eclipses were signs of the apocalypse -- or messages from the gods.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
This is someone who recently wrote a paper categorizing the ways AI might kill everyone, applying a mathematician’s instinct for order to the apocalypse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The Walking Dead” premiered on the AMC network in 2010, introducing audiences to the high-stakes world of a zombie apocalypse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The apocalypse brothers remained unmoved as the game raged into the second half, Egypt retreating further as Mohamed Salah departed.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
It’s like a looming apocalypse, but with formal wear.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
But, far more often, I found that apocalypses brought out people’s creativity and determination.
From Slate ● May 14, 2025
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
They weave climate apocalypses, time travel and virtual reality with Yoruba mythology, Amazonian deforestation and ayahuasca-inspired psychedelic plants.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
These terrors were an integral part of all the Jewish apocalypses.
From The Life of Jesus by Ernest Renan
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