catastrophic
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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
"While she is currently hospitalised following a catastrophic health failure, a temporary transfer is not enough. Narges must never be returned to the conditions that broke her health," he added.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
At its peak, some areas were moving more than a foot a week, causing catastrophic damage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
They named one of these protosticta armageddonia, a nod to the term "ecological armageddon", which is used to describe the catastrophic decline of insect populations around the world.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
But none of the explanations change the fact that Blue Team suffered a catastrophic failure.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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