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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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“It’s avoiding catastrophe, and it’s basically a one-year solution,” said Mark Gold, a board member of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But these seeds are not just being saved for some global catastrophe - they have already been used to restore species that have been wiped out.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Later, Rai took stock of the unfolding catastrophe from above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"The situation remains extremely worrying and the risk of a humanitarian catastrophe... is real," she told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Beirut.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

While the machines hummed softly in our hospital and white-soled shoes whispered up and down the halls, a catastrophe was roaring down upon this child of a mother.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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