catastrophic

Example Sentences

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But the supporters claim San Vicente is lightly traveled compared to Wilshire, Pico and Olympic, so stealing traffic lanes wouldn’t be catastrophic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Now it was staring down the possibility of blowing the deadline and delaying the sequel by a year, which Catmull says would have been nothing less than catastrophic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Social-insurance programs guarantee lifelong income for all Americans, particularly low-wage workers, provide protection for disabled workers and their surviving family, and spread potentially catastrophic healthcare risk across the population.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The couple were told that Jacob was gravely ill, had suffered a catastrophic lack of oxygen to his brain and although he had been resuscitated, he might not survive.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

It meant that Burnham could use Root’s floating grillage for foundations without having to worry about catastrophic settlement.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson