catastrophe
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Britain's centuries-old parliament is at risk of a "Notre Dame-like" fire or other catastrophe if lawmakers continue to put off a major restoration project, MPs warned Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The video made him realise "that we may also have come close to a catastrophe".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 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
The catastrophe inside the Watsons' home sparked a decades' long crusade from Margaret.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
They discussed intrigues I did not know, a catastrophe I could not comprehend.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
According to Jordan, the results demonstrate that the effects of catastrophes are rarely straightforward.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
“They say that it’s impossible to live a happy life when all you see is burnt houses and catastrophes, especially when you walk through the streets with your kids.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
AI optimists are confident the technology is just being tested and monitored enough that humans can prevent it from consistently causing catastrophes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The thing with Maya is, she’s never cared about popularity or social catastrophes.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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