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Armageddon

[ahr-muh-ged-n] / ˌɑr məˈgɛd n /




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I recently rewatched Armageddon, complete with Bruce Willis, oil drillers sent into space, and an asteroid the size of Texas racing toward Earth.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

The incident, in reality, is pedestrian—Henry could easily roll the dice again if he wanted to—but it is Armageddon in the UBA, leading to a crisis in both Henry’s life and the world he created.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The Armageddon of employment is probably overstated in terms of speed.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Based on the state of the tariff world at that time, it looked like trade Armageddon had started.

From MarketWatch Jan. 8, 2026

Burry replied that while it was true that he foresaw Armageddon, he wasn’t betting on it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Musk, in particular, talks of war, pandemics, rebel AIs and asteroid Armageddons all making it vital for humans to become a multiplanetary species.

From The Guardian May 18, 2019

These are extreme cases, perhaps—barring Armageddons, you might expect people to know what they are called.

From The New Yorker Mar. 3, 2015

When we’re this close to two Armageddons, what does all the “grand bargain” talk mean?

From Slate Nov. 4, 2011

They are full of rage, melancholy and regret for fates that get mixed up and mangled in the course of everyday Armageddons.

From Time Magazine Archive

There has not been a presidential contest since Jackson's day without its Armageddons, its marching of Christian soldiers, its crosses of gold, its crowns of thorns.

From A Book of Prefaces by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken




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