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calamity

[kuh-lam-i-tee] / kəˈlæm ɪ ti /


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Nor did it comment on the root cause of the calamity.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Soon after the calamity, he announced wide-ranging financial help to those who had lost their loved ones, properties and businesses.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

On Sunday, one club could go a long way to saving their season and edging the other towards the drop as crisis meets calamity.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“Not a ray of alleviation of the present calamity breaks in our city from any quarter,” he wrote to Julia.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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