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How to pronounce cataclysmic in American English
“cataclysmic” pronunciation by American speakers
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To prevent cataclysmic consequences,
State Department
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And gravitational waves from cataclysmic collisions of neutron stars.
NSF
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implemented the Recovery Act, which helped reverse cataclysmic economic decline, took a situation where
The Obama White House
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