catastrophic
Example Sentences
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Prof Tim Palmer of Oxford University says it will be "catastrophic" for the UK next year if the rains do not come.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"This is exciting new evidence that something catastrophic happened at Neptune that completely destroyed its original satellites, and we're getting to see the fingerprints left behind by that process."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The earthquake came only weeks after two massive earthquakes struck Venezuela, causing catastrophic destruction, particularly in urban areas in the northern part of the country near Caracas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The cost stems from the need to maintain the cooling systems, to fix them when they break—and to design fields of batteries so the damage is limited in the event of a catastrophic failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Perhaps the anxiety stemmed from a fear of failure or maybe even the perceived catastrophic consequences of not meeting my own expectations.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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