catastrophic
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She said: "This wasn't bad luck. It was a catastrophic collapse of responsibility. An undoubted miscarriage of justice that must now be addressed."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna killing almost 4,000 people the city is getting back on its feet, but the trauma persists.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
No one was seriously hurt, but it had the potential to be catastrophic because of the presence of a highly toxic chemical on-site that can penetrate skin, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The turmoil has made clear how much has been learned about energy security over the past half century, mitigating what could have been a catastrophic energy shock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A prince who recovered from catastrophic injuries, who ruled from within a blur of light.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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