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cataclysm

[kat-uh-kliz-uhm] / ˈkæt əˌklɪz əm /




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Despite the scale, no known human witnessed the cataclysm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“But when you get a mountain collapse with a glacier and this kind of cataclysm, you cannot assign a likelihood to it,” Biedermann said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

According the legend, boy and girl twins born in Higashi Village on a day with equal parts day and night herald a cataclysm that only they can mend.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

"They were doing revisions to the second version of the map of Ireland - and it's obvious why those revisions were needed. Because this huge cataclysm had swept through the country."

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

It’s safe to say this is going to be a cataclysm.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone


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