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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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Jonathan Huggins, of Southwold, believed the rise in the popularity of plastic grass for gardens and sports pitches was a "looming environmental catastrophe".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

More often now, catastrophe just exposes that consensus never existed.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“It’s avoiding catastrophe, and it’s basically a one-year solution,” said Mark Gold, a board member of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

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

Each filled a hole; each supplied a missing insight, an attitude to risk which, if more prevalent, might have prevented the catastrophe.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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