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calamitous
adjective
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
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adjective
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
“The stock market crashed on Black Friday”
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The stock market crashed on Black Friday
A calamitous defeat
The battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign
{'source': 'Charles Darwin', 'text': 'such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory'}
{'source': 'Douglas MacArthur', 'text': 'it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it'}
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