catastrophic
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Kenneth Bass is one of thousands of residents and business owners suing the city of Los Angeles and other entities over property loss and other damages suffered during the catastrophic Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Sentiment is negative among analysts in the cryptocurrency space, but the situation isn’t necessarily catastrophic, says Nigel Green of deVere Group in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Videos posted to social media and verified by AFP on Monday showed the catastrophic collapse of a shopping centre in General Santos, and an unoccupied school building crumpling.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
A Welsh Labour spokesperson: "These were catastrophic results for us and we need to take the time to determine what went wrong."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
They found no sympathy for the misery and terror they’d endured at sea, no appreciation for the fact that they’d kept their heads under fire and prevented a catastrophic war.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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