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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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Ms. Arno’s postwar chapters are strongest when they keep catastrophe from swallowing the rest of the life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"I think I woke up about five o'clock in the morning... I quickly called my mum, and she said they were all good. The catastrophe hadn't quite hit then," she said.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The suspected failure of a cooling system, and the introduction of heat to a pressurized tank with MMA, planted the seeds of a potential catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He called for a "swift response", including strengthening the capacity of staff to prevent Ituri "from descending into catastrophe".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Yet already he was near recovery, while the more light-hearted Bluebell seemed even less the worse for the dreadful catastrophe that he had survived.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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