catastrophic

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But premiums also cover catastrophic events like hospital stays after a car crash or cancer treatment.

From MarketWatch

One leading Iran analyst, Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group told me they could be 'catastrophic.'

From BBC

On Friday, the UN's refugee agency warned that Lebanon was facing a worsening humanitarian crisis that could become catastrophic, with more than one million people now displaced.

From BBC

Every new technology comes with terrifying headlines about potentially catastrophic job losses.

From Barron's

The catastrophic 1969 offshore oil spill in Santa Barbara killed thousands of sea birds and marine mammals.

From Los Angeles Times