catastrophic
Example Sentences
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The death toll is even higher in France and Spain, where many of the seabird populations that breed in the UK spend the winter, raising fears of catastrophic seabird "wreck".
From BBC
"A war with Iran would be catastrophic," Khanna posted on social media.
From BBC
“I’m hesitant to use words like catastrophic, but it probably would be catastrophic,” says Tapio Schneider, a professor at the California Institute of Technology.
As with the regulatory approach, investors and executives are insulated from catastrophic losses through explicit or implicit government protection.
From Barron's
Woods famously played in the 2022 Masters just 14 months after a catastrophic rollover car accident — and actually made the cut before finishing at 13-over par.
From Los Angeles Times
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