catastrophe

Example Sentences

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Later, Rai took stock of the unfolding catastrophe from above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

"If they target that bridge, we're headed straight for a humanitarian catastrophe," warned Alwan Charafeddine, Tyre's deputy mayor.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

But like everything else, the object itself is not immune to catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

For months I’d been waiting for the other shoe to drop, knowing that any small catastrophe could ruin me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss