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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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"It's a catastrophe for me because I hate being silent!" she posted on social media.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

No one wants war, which would be a catastrophe, but the U.S. isn’t threatening to use force against China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

As more discoveries accumulate, many scientists now believe humans were far more adaptable than the original Toba catastrophe hypothesis suggested.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

It was by far the most brazen thing Hitler had yet attempted, his biggest gamble, and a major step toward the catastrophe that was soon to envelop the world.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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