catastrophic
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A Welsh Labour spokesperson: "These were catastrophic results for us and we need to take the time to determine what went wrong."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
They have taken the structure of religious fear—the unknown, the uncontrollable, the catastrophic horizon—and are using it as a management tool.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Fennell says a bad shot "could be catastrophic" and is calling on the course to "take responsibility".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The catastrophic explosion occurs when a pressurized vessel containing a liquid ruptures.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
In one catastrophic event all of them and many, perhaps most, of the other species on the Earth, were destroyed.'
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
Break It Down: Cata
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Vocabulary from the Second Presidential Debate: October 9, 2016
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