calamitous
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The conflict has been calamitous for much of Asia’s petrochemicals industry, which largely relies on oil from the Middle East to make ingredients for everything from PVC pipes to paracetamol.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“Malcolm in the Middle,” a popular series about a tightly knit calamitous family of weirdos and the relatively less weird child at its center, is back after 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
New plan: Pretend to be from the future and insist that the only way to avoid a calamitous chain of events is if Nirvanna plays a show at the Rivoli.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
From winning everything domestically last season without losing a game, to being 12 points off the WSL leaders and now in a battle for a Champions League spot on the 1 February, is calamitous.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
Even before the calamitous outcome of the 1996 premonsoon climbing season, the proliferation of commercial expeditions over the past decade was a touchy issue.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing calamitous
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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