catastrophe
Example Sentences
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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
Regardless of the benefits, climate-related satellite data has an uncertain financial return for many potential customers, whether they are insurers forecasting catastrophe losses, utilities gauging wildfire risks or commodity companies predicting the next harvest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But like everything else, the object itself is not immune to catastrophe.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
In the city, rain is an inconvenience; to a traveler it is a catastrophe.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
