catastrophic

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For aircraft operating at 30,000 feet or vehicles navigating combat zones, early failure detection can be the difference between mission success and catastrophic loss.

From Science Daily

The sportswoman, who attended Norwich High School for Girls, said it had been "massively difficult" to cope with such catastrophic injuries and the hammer-blow to her career when elite sport had been her life.

From BBC

Brendan Rodgers officially resigned as Celtic manager earlier this season - after a catastrophic breakdown in his relationship with the board.

From BBC

Neglect has led to catastrophic environmental degradation that may last forever.

From BBC

“The predictable outcome of continuing to protect shareholders and executives from the consequences of their own negligence is not theoretical. It is observable. More catastrophic fires,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times