catastrophic

Example Sentences

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In 2009, he told me, he worked on a graduate research project on exactly that chokepoint: how critical it was, how catastrophic its closure would be for the global economy.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

But premiums also cover catastrophic events like hospital stays after a car crash or cancer treatment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“Even flying with contingencies, you’re exposing aircraft, passengers and crew to a potential catastrophic event,” Matt Borie, Osprey’s chief intelligence officer, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Then, when she was 12, her oldest brother Rupert, a French horn player and star music school student, suffered catastrophic brain injuries in a car crash.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The virus seemingly crossed the gap, with catastrophic consequences.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann