catastrophe
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The suspected failure of a cooling system, and the introduction of heat to a pressurized tank with MMA, planted the seeds of a potential catastrophe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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
For many years, researchers supported what became known as the Toba catastrophe hypothesis.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Would it be a catastrophe if she left City, given they have spent 10 years building a squad capable of winning the WSL and now hope to go on to dominate?
From BBC • May 10, 2026
This made him doubly upset, for what a catastrophe that would have been!
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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