catastrophe
Example Sentences
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"It's a catastrophe for me because I hate being silent!" she posted on social media.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Low catastrophe losses won’t be a continuing benefit, but further improvement for the insurer still seems possible from here, Kett adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
As more discoveries accumulate, many scientists now believe humans were far more adaptable than the original Toba catastrophe hypothesis suggested.
From Science Daily • May 11, 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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