cataclysmic
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Shah's administration is facing its toughest challenge since taking power as it leads rescue and recovery efforts following cataclysmic glacial floods on the border with China.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
There are astonishingly few people around on Wall Street who remember the bubble of the mid-2000s, which was followed by the cataclysmic global financial crisis of 2007-09.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
And because these precious cataclysmic moments are so brief the spacecraft has to be quick and nimble – hence its name.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The planet faced a cataclysmic agricultural crisis until the German chemist Fritz Haber discovered a process for cheaply producing nitrogen fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Ten-hup,” he bellowed to his children as the first cataclysmic strains of the Marine Corps hymn reverberated through the upstairs rooms.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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