catastrophe
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The video made him realise "that we may also have come close to a catastrophe".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Streeting "issues checklist for coping after catastrophe" and to "be prepared with 3 days of supplies", the Times reports.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It surprised me at the time that the French people didn’t look at the catastrophe and ask: What have we become?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"If there's no sewage, in three days there'll be an epidemiological catastrophe," said Gorkutsenko.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
To avert a catastrophe, Ludendorff told the kaiser, Germany must seek an immediate armistice.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Both men were re-elected after those catastrophes by electorates that apparently didn’t castigate them personally for the failures and supported their subsequent efforts to defeat the enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
According to Jordan, the results demonstrate that the effects of catastrophes are rarely straightforward.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Now, a long-awaited independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom provides the most frank and in-depth review of the Jan. 7, 2025 catastrophes, and points out multiple shortcomings in governmental planning and response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He also called for "speedy incident reporting, classification, and reporting protocols so the world can learn from failures before they become catastrophes".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
You’re a soldier in the army of sliding board catastrophes.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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