cataclysm
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"They were doing revisions to the second version of the map of Ireland - and it's obvious why those revisions were needed. Because this huge cataclysm had swept through the country."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Since then, the media world has undergone a cataclysm, as billions of dollars in ad spending migrated from print to online.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
There is no way to prove this, but perhaps the cataclysm of the war impressed upon that generation the fragility of civilization and learning, and the need to preserve them.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
If Blackstone and other lenders recover all or most of their financing, it would buttress their case that investors have overreacted to software cataclysm concerns.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The cataclysm began at four o’clock in the morning.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Break It Down: Cata
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