catastrophic
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In La Guaira, the situation is catastrophic, with hundreds sleeping in the streets and others sifting through mountains of rubble day and night, searching for their dead.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Here in the coastal state of La Guaira, which borders the capital district containing nearby Caracas, catastrophic damage is seen almost everywhere you look.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
A catastrophic earthquake in 1812, estimated to be a magnitude 7.7, may have killed more than 15,000 people.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Discovery is on the verge of a historic and potentially catastrophic merger, there’s essentially no real consequence in “Supergirl” striking out.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
The possibility of a runaway greenhouse effect suggests that we have to be careful: Even a one- or two-degree rise in the global temperature can have catastrophic consequences.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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