catastrophe
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Mr. Scott describes Japan’s ordinary civilians who, from 1941 to 1945, endured a mounting catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"In terms of tourism, the environment, and visually this is a long-term catastrophe," she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Instead, it provides valuable evidence that the underground system responsible for its ancient catastrophe remains active and continues to receive new magma.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The U.S. acts to foster life-sciences experiments while minimizing the risk of a pandemic or other catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Its business was credit cards, not home loans, but it dealt with the same socioeconomic class of people whose home loan borrowing would end in catastrophe just a few years later.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the period last year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Nature is quite resilient, but it can't cope with catastrophes on this scale over and over again. It won't keep on coming back."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The movie is seeded with nods to Green Day lore, scripted over long sessions riffing with the band over its tour catastrophes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Don’t make discussions about decline or catastrophes, says Chia-Lin Simmons, CEO of LogicMark, a health-monitoring technology company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Here again we find evidence of past catastrophes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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