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

This is where the pressure hits the rocket the hardest, and when engineers know that even a small structural weakness can be disastrous.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The allies didn’t adequately prepare for multilayered obstacles involving mines in the water and guns on the shore, and were drawn into a disastrous ground campaign that resulted in 250,000 casualties.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“Two years ago, the triumph of the Watergate mentality might have become similarly disastrous if those who planned and executed it had not been almost wholly lacking in political finesse.”

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

It was before the disastrous May when the Allies fled, retreating to the French beaches, before the siege that was the Battle of Britain, before the thunder and flame-filled nights of the Blitz.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein