catastrophic
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If Burnham wins the by-election, one minister tells me he and Streeting should find an "accommodation" to avoid what could be a "catastrophic" leadership contest.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
According to new research, the famous work could also represent an early thought experiment in impact physics, describing a catastrophic planetary collision centuries before modern meteor science existed.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
"While she is currently hospitalised following a catastrophic health failure, a temporary transfer is not enough. Narges must never be returned to the conditions that broke her health," he added.
From Barron's • May 10, 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
Nonetheless, the simple existence of the Indian slave trade— thousands of native men and women working in bondage for Europeans—was a testament to Indians’ catastrophic loss of power and status.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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