catastrophically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The Affordable Care Act of 2010 took a more practical approach, aiming to ensure Americans don’t have to wait until they’re catastrophically ill to receive meaningful care.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Richard Murrison, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said Kol had been "catastrophically failed by the very people who should have cared for him most".
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
“They catastrophically failed in this case, and they’re going to pay the price,” Claypool said of DCFS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
The question for markets to consider is whether it will do so completely and catastrophically before private credit’s loans to those software companies mature.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
He pointed out that St. Helens didn’t have an open vent, as Hawaiian volcanoes have, so any pressure building up inside was bound to be released dramatically and probably catastrophically.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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