catastrophe
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Consider how close the United States may have come to another economic catastrophe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
True enough, we are too predisposed to think of the ongoing human catastrophe in purely statistical terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The year is 1994, and for Usnavy, the protagonist of Achy Obejas’s novel, the Cuban Revolution’s promises of prosperity are a faith he clings to despite the catastrophe around him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Britain's centuries-old parliament is at risk of a "Notre Dame-like" fire or other catastrophe if lawmakers continue to put off a major restoration project, MPs warned Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
At 107, every moment is a potential massive catastrophe.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
According to Jordan, the results demonstrate that the effects of catastrophes are rarely straightforward.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
In June, Anthropic published steps it thinks governments should take to mitigate potential catastrophes from AI, including biological resilience measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He also called for "speedy incident reporting, classification, and reporting protocols so the world can learn from failures before they become catastrophes".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
That didn’t stop catastrophes like the 2018 fire in the Sierra foothills that destroyed the town of Paradise and killed 85.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
On the landscapes of other planets where the records of the past have been preserved, there is abundant evi- dence of major catastrophes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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