catastrophe
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Consider how close the United States may have come to another economic catastrophe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
True enough, we are too predisposed to think of the ongoing human catastrophe in purely statistical terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The video made him realise "that we may also have come close to a catastrophe".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
"For some people it's a catastrophe and some things are not acceptable," he admits.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
I confess some part of me thought, If only I’d stuck around, this is the sort of catastrophe I might have created.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
According to Jordan, the results demonstrate that the effects of catastrophes are rarely straightforward.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 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
Florida’s orange growers have faced a number of catastrophes over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The August 26 disaster, one of Nepal's worst climate-linked catastrophes, brought grief but also anger.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
She’s responsible for plagues, sickness, and catastrophes; she’s immune to fire, radiation, toxins, corrosives, disease, and aging.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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