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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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For many years, researchers supported what became known as the Toba catastrophe hypothesis.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Presidents from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson were forced to see that Jim Crow was not just a moral catastrophe but a geopolitical liability.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Social Security was created to exactly avoid this kind of catastrophe, which would lead to homelessness, poverty and hunger, as it did in the 1930s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

"We want the world to help us overcome the catastrophe of war. Enough wars - it is time to work towards rebuilding Gaza," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

What followed was the longest trial in the history of the Massachusetts courts, a trial almost as unique as the catastrophe that had caused it.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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