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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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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

The five years since Min Aung Hlaing's coup have been a catastrophe for Myanmar.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed the Justice Department’s latest catastrophe and its potentially massive impact on ICE’s authority to continue its courthouse arrests.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

In and of itself it was a remarkable fact: The catastrophe was foreseeable, yet only a handful noticed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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