cataclysmic
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That threatens to create a cataclysmic chain reaction, in which every collision creates more space debris and also risks damaging satellites and space stations we’d like to keep operational.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
And because these precious cataclysmic moments are so brief the spacecraft has to be quick and nimble – hence its name.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says co-author Dr. Paul Scofield, Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Even amid cataclysmic energy shocks and relentless spates of white-collar layoffs, the American economic engine appears to be humming along smoothly.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
In a great break from what he learned at 26 Markt, in a potentially cataclysmic departure from his parents’ beliefs, he tells his fellow boarders that he is an atheist.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Break It Down: Cata
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