cataclysmic
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You don’t see it most of the time, but when it breaks, it’s cataclysmic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“The window is closing and the technology is developing, but the cataclysmic incident hasn’t happened,” said Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Roher, who made a documentary about the risks of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"When scientists tell you there is a chance that it could have a cataclysmic impact on humanity, you've got be a moron not to say, slow it down," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says Dr. Scofield.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026
“The grand, indeed almost cataclysmic proportion of the explosion produced a kind of solemnity in everyone’s behavior immediately afterwards,” he wrote.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Break It Down: Cata
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