apocalyptic
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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
Relentless storms and near‑constant rainfall – described as "apocalyptic" by one expert – have brought some of the South West's worst flooding in decades.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
The combination of the Welshman’s grim poetics and the singer’s apocalyptic incantations gets the set off to a powerful start and signals something entirely new for the Charli XCX oeuvre.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Along the way, there is internecine strife between the gods and some flying Hell’s Angels, the magnificently apocalyptic Valkyries.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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