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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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He called for a "swift response", including strengthening the capacity of staff to prevent Ituri "from descending into catastrophe".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Low catastrophe losses won’t be a continuing benefit, but further improvement for the insurer still seems possible from here, Kett adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

As was common during the medieval period, the king was warned that the comet signaled approaching catastrophe.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Not only did Planck’s formula explain the new measurements, it solved the ultraviolet catastrophe.

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




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