catastrophe
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier also credited Machchhar, as well as the flight's passengers, with averting catastrophe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
And another attendee said she wrote a Substack focused on “nukes, catastrophe, and the aesthetics of risk.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wrightwood residents are used to pulling together to face catastrophe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The experiment was designed to mimic a catastrophe that occurred nearly 2,000 years ago in Herculaneum, an ancient Roman city in Italy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 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
Now, a long-awaited independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom provides the most frank and in-depth review of the Jan. 7, 2025 catastrophes, and points out multiple shortcomings in governmental planning and response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He also called for "speedy incident reporting, classification, and reporting protocols so the world can learn from failures before they become catastrophes".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Tuesday’s scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos, with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and television news teams desperately trying to find out whether their journalists were safe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Will his crew see this grandiose conspiracy through, despite their shifty partners and some last-minute catastrophes?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Shocked by the toll in human life, critics have been quick to suggest policies and procedures to ensure that the catastrophes of this season won’t be repeated.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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