cataclysmic
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Other observers warned of potentially cataclysmic consequences in court for Meta and other Silicon Valley giants.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says Dr. Scofield.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
During oral arguments before the Supreme Court in December, Joshua Rosenkranz, an attorney representing Cox, had warned of "cataclysmic" consequences if the court did not limit the company's copyright liability.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Perhaps he causes such extensive mayhem because he is the unintended side effect of a cataclysmic experiment.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
They pay almost no attention to all the moons and planets, asteroids and comets, quasars and pulsars, exploding galaxies, symbiotic stars, cataclysmic variables and X-ray sources that have been discovered since Ptolemy’s time.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing cataclysmic
Break It Down: Cata
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