cataclysmic
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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
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
I can’t help it; despite warnings and ghosts and shaky boycotts and cataclysmic girl-destroying exhalations, I lie down, rest my head on Oscar’s pillow, and breathe in the faint scent of him: peppery, sunny, wonderful.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Break It Down: Cata
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