catastrophic

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In 2009, he told me, he worked on a graduate research project on exactly that chokepoint: how critical it was, how catastrophic its closure would be for the global economy.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

But premiums also cover catastrophic events like hospital stays after a car crash or cancer treatment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But economic research indicates catastrophic job loss like the kind Holland feared happens at an industry level, not as a broader, economy-wide effect.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“Even flying with contingencies, you’re exposing aircraft, passengers and crew to a potential catastrophic event,” Matt Borie, Osprey’s chief intelligence officer, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Hence the effect on society is catastrophic when state government collapses, as happened in Britain upon the removal of Roman troops, administrators, and coinage between A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond