disastrous

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Powell, who was born in 1953, is also old enough to remember the disastrous 1970s, when the Federal Reserve lost control of inflation by cutting short-term rates too soon and too much.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The WHO is right to be preparing for this disastrous outcome while of course hoping we never come anywhere near it.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

He added: "Nigel Farage has chutzpah to return to the stage and say 'things are disastrous, and I'm the person to fix it'."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In the early 1700s, Scotland’s economic strength had been depleted by a disastrous colonial project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The time to correct that potentially disastrous mistake is now.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler