apocalyptic

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One piece of data triggers optimism, followed just days, or hours, later by apocalyptic dread.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Italian football journalist James Horncastle said: "It was called apocalyptic the first time they missed out. I don't know what stage of the apocalypse we are in now."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

However, the apocalyptic beliefs surrounding these books are far more recent.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

“I don’t see some of those apocalyptic numbers yet,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

“There have been legitimate apocalyptic cases to be made on U.S. financial markets during most of my career. They usually have not been realized.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis