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doomsday

[doomz-dey] / ˈdumzˌdeɪ /




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Collectively, the narrative has shifted from worker-light doomsday scenarios caused by AI to a future in which workers keep their jobs—and get a productivity boost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Reports of more ships transiting through Hormuz, meanwhile, seemed to “reduce the risk of some of the doomsday predictions” for global oil supplies.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

There are nearly 100 “hate and anti-government” groups in the state, including anti-vaxxers, doomsday prepper militias and old-school neo-Nazi outfits, according to the latest publicly available data from the Southern Poverty Law Center.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

"We've had this doomsday scenario mentioned on multiple occasions over the last 15 to 20 years," added Maguire.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

By March 14, 2008, they had sold short the stocks of virtually every financial firm in any way connected to the doomsday machine.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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