catastrophe
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Presidents from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson were forced to see that Jim Crow was not just a moral catastrophe but a geopolitical liability.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Social Security was created to exactly avoid this kind of catastrophe, which would lead to homelessness, poverty and hunger, as it did in the 1930s.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
"It's a catastrophe... for all of us, not only my family, but every single family that lives in that town."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Net income surges to $1.7 billion from $395 million year over year, driven by lower catastrophe losses.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
The secondhand supplies she had grown to depend upon—the shoes for Lydia, the slightly worn dresser for Marilyn, and the food for them all—were gone, a true catastrophe.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophe
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