catastrophe
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Net income rose to $1.7 billion from $$395 million a year ago, primarily because of lower catastrophe losses and higher investment returns.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
You can trust your gut straight into catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“The catastrophe insurance industry in California is incredibly broken and needs some serious repair,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Trade unions in Greece had warned that some sort of catastrophe on the railway network was waiting to happen.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 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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