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disastrous

[dih-zas-truhs, -zah-struhs] / dɪˈzæs trəs, -ˈzɑ strəs /


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But when it does, the results are disastrous and can cost the company millions of euros in wastage, said Manuel Reman, member of the Moët Hennessy Executive Committee, overseeing R&D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It has been a disastrous and unfamiliar start for Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, who before this season had never lost his first two games, either in college or the pros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Perhaps the most famous case is the designer Pierre Cardin, who slapped his name on everything from cigarettes to bicycles with disastrous results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

I wanted to know if cryptocurrency actually offered a solution to the kinds of disastrous inflation and economic disenfranchisement the people I’d met had told me about.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Harry knew Snape was thinking of their disastrous Occlumency lessons of the previous year.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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