cataclysmic

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Other observers warned of potentially cataclysmic consequences in court for Meta and other Silicon Valley giants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 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

They pay almost no attention to all the moons and planets, asteroids and comets, quasars and pulsars, exploding galaxies, symbiotic stars, cataclysmic variables and X-ray sources that have been discovered since Ptolemy’s time.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan