catastrophic
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"We are down compared to where we normally would be but not what I'd regard as catastrophic," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Foreign ministry official Ibrahim Al Hashmi said shutting the strait would be "catastrophic for the entire world".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cruz said last week in a social-media post that their bill aims to “address catastrophic risks involving biological or nuclear threats.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The setup, Anthropic has said, “can ensure that the organizational leadership is incentivized to carefully evaluate future models for catastrophic risks … rather than prioritizing being the first to market above all other objectives.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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