disastrous
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Starmer, who led his Labour party to victory in 2024 elections ending 14 years of Conservative rule, is fighting to save his job after disastrous local and regional polls last week.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
This is the second month in a row that wages have lost ground against consumer prices, following a disastrous March.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Monday's address could prove to be the most important speech of Sir Keir's premiership so far, after the disastrous results at this week's elections left his leadership position more vulnerable than ever.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
The deal went down as one of the most disastrous corporate mergers, as the cultures clashed and AOL’s online-ad business deteriorated, a harbinger of the dot-com bust.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
They began to invent humorless, glum jokes of their own and disastrous rumors about the destruction awaiting them at Bologna.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing disastrous
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