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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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"No club can survive for the long-term in this system and if that continues, catastrophe will happen," warned Portsmouth chairman Michael Eisner.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“The catastrophe insurance industry in California is incredibly broken and needs some serious repair,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

The ark delivered the worthy, bringing them to the other side of the catastrophe.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead