catastrophe
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As Ebola spread across West Africa in September 2014, the world was on the brink of catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"I think I woke up about five o'clock in the morning... I quickly called my mum, and she said they were all good. The catastrophe hadn't quite hit then," she said.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
As more discoveries accumulate, many scientists now believe humans were far more adaptable than the original Toba catastrophe hypothesis suggested.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
“Could’ve been a catastrophe, couldn’t it? But he took a risk and it paid off.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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