catastrophe
Example Sentences
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On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed the Justice Department’s latest catastrophe and its potentially massive impact on ICE’s authority to continue its courthouse arrests.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
"The situation remains extremely worrying and the risk of a humanitarian catastrophe... is real," she told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Beirut.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Vonn did tell Vanity Fair that she’s not crazy about the idea of the catastrophe at the Winter Games being the public’s last impression of her as a skier.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Regardless of the benefits, climate-related satellite data has an uncertain financial return for many potential customers, whether they are insurers forecasting catastrophe losses, utilities gauging wildfire risks or commodity companies predicting the next harvest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
“He’s not feeling well,” Velia explained, getting between the young man and the car door just in time to prevent a catastrophe.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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