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cataclysm

[kat-uh-kliz-uhm] / ˈkæt əˌklɪz əm /




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Despite the scale, no known human witnessed the cataclysm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The cataclysm is indelibly seared into La Guaira’s collective consciousness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"They were doing revisions to the second version of the map of Ireland - and it's obvious why those revisions were needed. Because this huge cataclysm had swept through the country."

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

No deliberate cruelty wounds this dreamy girl, only carelessness and the cataclysm of her mother’s death, which signals “the last day of childhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

It’s safe to say this is going to be a cataclysm.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone


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