catastrophic
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The catastrophic results have been visible on L.A. streets for some time now.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Closer to the eruption, conditions would have been catastrophic.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
I think it’s catastrophic that so many people are choosing to go “no contact” when they disagree.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
But the 1997 El Nino brought catastrophic impacts, including extreme drought and devastating wildfires in Indonesia that burned through millions of hectares and created regional air pollution.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Thermonuclear reactions in the solar interior support the outer layers of the Sun and postpone for billions of years a catastrophic gravitational collapse.
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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