apocalyptic
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Apocalyptic fires had been ravaging Los Angeles for more than 24 hours when Mayor Karen Bass stepped off a plane and into a now-viral encounter that may come to define her mayoralty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025
Apocalyptic images from the derailment in the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border inspired calls for railroad safety reforms and exposed lasting fears for the community.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
Apocalyptic, trending Afrofuturist, is the vibe here, in the presence of two silicone-cast human bodies that seem to be melting, and a monumental collage called “Imperial Strike” that catches a terrestrial Big Bang in progress.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Apocalyptic terrors have moved from the realm of fiction into the social fabric of everyday life.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023
Apocalyptic, as Baldensperger has shown, formed a counterpoise to the normal current of conformity to law.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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