catastrophe
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“We must decree that the country is in a state of sanitary catastrophe, epidemiological catastrophe and national catastrophe,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pacific island nations are divided on whether deep-sea mining will deliver economic windfalls, or environmental catastrophe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mr. Scott describes Japan’s ordinary civilians who, from 1941 to 1945, endured a mounting catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Instead, it provides valuable evidence that the underground system responsible for its ancient catastrophe remains active and continues to receive new magma.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Bloomberg News service ran an article about the few people who appeared to have seen the catastrophe coming.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Any beat in catastrophes would imply upside relative to guidance, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the period last year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Nature is quite resilient, but it can't cope with catastrophes on this scale over and over again. It won't keep on coming back."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Titanic” made audiences understand why historic catastrophes are also intimate tragedies.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
She’s responsible for plagues, sickness, and catastrophes; she’s immune to fire, radiation, toxins, corrosives, disease, and aging.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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