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Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning what?

catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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Wrightwood residents are used to pulling together to face catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Around 631,000 years ago — a geological blink of an eye — catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Those people quickly amplified his statements, including a network of AI researchers at nonprofits that have long been vocal about the potential for catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The report from an investigative committee headed by a retired senior civil servant found "systemic and institutional failure" which meant what began as an electrical spark became a "catastrophe".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

Tuesday’s scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos, with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and television news teams desperately trying to find out whether their journalists were safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Any beat in catastrophes would imply upside relative to guidance, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the first half of 2026, insured losses from natural catastrophes were estimated at $42 billion, down from $91 billion a year before, according to the Swiss Re Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

"Nature is quite resilient, but it can't cope with catastrophes on this scale over and over again. It won't keep on coming back."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The first tremor of the earthquake lasted nearly a minute and was the strongest that had ever been recorded in that country of catastrophes.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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