cataclysmic

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In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says Dr. Scofield.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Perhaps he causes such extensive mayhem because he is the unintended side effect of a cataclysmic experiment.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Xfinity saves Jurassic Park from destruction by simply turning a router back on, preventing a cataclysmic security breakdown.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Out of the void, out of nothing at all, came a cataclysmic explosion that created all the matter and energy that the entire universe is made of.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife