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cataclysm

[kat-uh-kliz-uhm] / ˈkæt əˌklɪz əm /


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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

The economic cataclysm caused by artificial intelligence may never come.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

We, on the other hand, will be long gone by then, shriveled by some far more minor cataclysm like the fragile little primates we are.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2025

Throughout 150 years of boosterism, through our latest cataclysm of fires, the palm tree image makes visual geolocation instant and easy.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2025

According to the Big Bang theory, the universe came into being in one single moment—a cosmic cataclysm that gave birth to black holes, brown dwarfs, matter and dark matter, energy and dark energy.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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