catastrophic
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The catastrophic results have been visible on L.A. streets for some time now.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
However, it would be remiss of me not to say that real change and direction in this area usually came from threats made by me in light of catastrophic mistakes.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
According to new research, the famous work could also represent an early thought experiment in impact physics, describing a catastrophic planetary collision centuries before modern meteor science existed.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
LONDON—The most tightly wound club in global soccer was running around in the rain on Tuesday night, desperate to avoid a catastrophic act of self-sabotage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
So catastrophic and irrevocable were the changes that it is tempting to think that almost nothing survived from the past.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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