catastrophic

Example Sentences

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"When catastrophic things happen to high-profile players, it's around the world now within seconds," he says.

From BBC

Left alone in his room, the 35-year-old had fallen over and hit his head on a piece of equipment, causing a catastrophic brain injury.

From BBC

Using this metric, the authors calculated that as of June 2025, a complete loss of command over satellite avoidance maneuvers would result in a catastrophic collision in about 2.8 days.

From Science Daily

Homendy spoke on the one-year anniversary of a catastrophic crash that claimed 67 lives outside Washington, D.C.

From Los Angeles Times

Good intentions without adequate implementation produce catastrophic outcomes.

From Los Angeles Times