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calamity

[kuh-lam-i-tee] / kəˈlæm ɪ ti /


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Everywhere, it seems, Christmas keeps close company with calamity.

From The Wall Street Journal

To underline the obvious once more: The college football media ecosystem is not built to handle human calamities like this.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others tell stories about the race to avert calamity.

From Los Angeles Times

As we wrote at the time, the project is a calamity waiting to happen.

From The Wall Street Journal

They materialize in the kitchen year after year, radiating earnest goodwill, and yet somehow leave a trail of small calamities in their wake.

From Salon