catastrophic
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On Tuesday, Qatar warned of dire consequences if Bab al-Mandab was closed, saying it would be "catastrophic for the entire world".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have been discussing how to work together on a narrow set of standards to limit catastrophic harms from AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cruz said last week in a social-media post that their bill aims to “address catastrophic risks involving biological or nuclear threats.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The embryo grows until it causes the organ to rupture, triggering catastrophic bleeding.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Dallas tries for another minute to make it seem completely catastrophic that I drank an ounce of salt water.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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