catastrophe
Example Sentences
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On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed the Justice Department’s latest catastrophe and its potentially massive impact on ICE’s authority to continue its courthouse arrests.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
"If they target that bridge, we're headed straight for a humanitarian catastrophe," warned Alwan Charafeddine, Tyre's deputy mayor.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Regardless of the benefits, climate-related satellite data has an uncertain financial return for many potential customers, whether they are insurers forecasting catastrophe losses, utilities gauging wildfire risks or commodity companies predicting the next harvest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But like everything else, the object itself is not immune to catastrophe.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Brian Hanrahan reported that only the Sea Harriers’ counterattack prevented an outright catastrophe.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
