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
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
While heavy winter rain is normal for the region, Prof Dave Hodgson - an ecologist at the University of Exeter's Cornwall campus - said the volume and persistence this season felt "a bit apocalyptic".
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Indeed, the only adult males in the whole of Berlin’s population exempt from defensive duties during its apocalyptic fall to the Red Army in April-May 1945 were the members of the Berlin Philharmonic.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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