catastrophic

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So “what initially looked like a catastrophic blockade begins to resemble a constrained detour, rather than a full seizure of the artery,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch

‘What initially looked like a catastrophic blockade begins to resemble a constrained detour rather than a full seizure of the artery.’

From MarketWatch

“But when they do go wrong, it can be catastrophic.”

From MarketWatch

Perhaps the belligerents realized that attacking this critical infrastructure threatened to create a catastrophic humanitarian disaster.

From Salon

Alasdair McDiarmid, assistant general secretary of the Community union, said there could have been "catastrophic" financial and social impacts had the government "sat on its hands" and not stepped in so quickly.

From BBC