catastrophic
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In the Senate, members have begun investigating existential risks posed by the technology, and on bipartisan legislation requiring companies to test for and report catastrophic dangers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 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
Scientists investigating the damage caused by severe wildfires across Wales this summer say the impact has been "catastrophic".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The setup, Anthropic has said, “can ensure that the organizational leadership is incentivized to carefully evaluate future models for catastrophic risks … rather than prioritizing being the first to market above all other objectives.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Private markets, which today supply most of the food North Koreans eat, have become the fundamental reason why most outside experts say a catastrophic 1990s-style famine is unlikely to happen again.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
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