catastrophe
Example Sentences
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For days, Soviet authorities hid the catastrophe from the world -- a disaster that further weakened the already crumbling USSR, which collapsed in 1991.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
"It's a catastrophe... for all of us, not only my family, but every single family that lives in that town."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Net income surges to $1.7 billion from $395 million year over year, driven by lower catastrophe losses.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Cuba is in the midst of an economic meltdown and on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe after decades of government mismanagement and U.S. sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
From Bartolome de Las Casas on, Europeans have known that their arrival brought about a catastrophe for Native Americans.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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