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    calamity

    US /kəˈlæmɪti/

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    UK /kəˈlæməti/

    C1
    n.NounAn event that causes great harm or distress
    The record rainfall was a calamity to the whole village

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    • calamity we had. And so Dodd-Frank correctly says we need to have qualified mortgages,

      calamity we had. And so Dodd-Frank correctly says we need to have qualified mortgages,

    B1

    ‘Man-made downturn’: Trump’s tariffs plunge stock market to historic drop

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    • Tell me, Michael, what this week's sort of political events at the beginning of the week, the Cory Booker filibuster, the sweeping rebuke of Trump and Musk in Wisconsin, and the margins narrowing so dramatically in Florida, and then the sort of man-made economic calamity of the last 48 hours.

      Tell me, Michael, what this week's sort of political events at the beginning of the week, the Cory Booker filibuster, the sweeping rebuke of Trump and Musk in Wisconsin, and the margins narrowing so dramatically in Florida, and then the sort of man-made economic calamity of the last 48 hours.

    • then the sort of man-made economic calamity of the last 48 hours.

      then the sort of man-made economic calamity of the last 48 hours.

    B1

    President-Elect Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

    29:01President-Elect Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
    • Let's face it, 2016 has been one calamity after another.

      Let's face it, 2016 has been one calamity after another.

    • And while it will be remembered for the giant calamity we all just witnessed, we shouldn't lose sight of the other multiple ways this has been a shitty year.

      And while it will be remembered for the giant calamity we all just witnessed, we shouldn't lose sight of the other multiple ways this has been a shitty year.

    B1

    Dark Souls 3 ► 15 Late Game Secrets

    13:19Dark Souls 3 ► 15 Late Game Secrets
    • Next, I'm sure by now a lot of you know that the Calamity Ring can be obtained by performing

      Next, I'm sure by now a lot of you know that the Calamity Ring can be obtained by performing

    • Next, I'm sure by now a lot of you know that the Calamity Ring can be obtained by performing the Way of the Dragon emote at this statue.

      Next, I'm sure by now a lot of you know that the Calamity Ring can be obtained by performing the Way of the Dragon emote at this statue.

    B1

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • for struggle as he might, there was borne in upon  his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity.  

      for struggle as he might, there was borne in upon  his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity.  

    • for struggle as he might there was born in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity.

      for struggle as he might there was born in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity.

    B1

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    • That makes calamity of so long life;

      That makes calamity of so long life;

    B1

    The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3

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    • "The righteous god hath heightened our calamity and given commission to the barbarous heathen to rise up against us

      "The righteous god hath heightened our calamity and given commission to the barbarous heathen to rise up against us

    • "The righteous God hath heightened our calamity and given commission to the barbarous heathen to rise up against us and to become a smart rod and a severe scourge to us in burning and depopulating several hopeful plantations, murdering many of our people of all sorts,

      "The righteous God hath heightened our calamity and given commission to the barbarous heathen to rise up against us and to become a smart rod and a severe scourge to us in burning and depopulating several hopeful plantations, murdering many of our people of all sorts,

    B1

    Ray Dalio: "Principles: Life and Work" | Talks at Google

    37:13Ray Dalio: "Principles: Life and Work" | Talks at Google
    • Now, let's say an organization goes through a calamity

      Now, let's say an organization goes through a calamity

    B1

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    05:51You'll Never Stop Making Istighfar After Watching This! 😳👀 (MIND-BLOWING!) #viralshorts
    • So Allah will put you in certain difficulties here and there and some sickness and some calamity.

      So Allah will put you in certain difficulties here and there and some sickness and some calamity.

    • but Allah loved that servant, Allah wanted to forgive, so Allah will put you in certain difficulties here and there and some sickness and some calamity.

      but Allah loved that servant, Allah wanted to forgive, so Allah will put you in certain difficulties here and there and some sickness and some calamity.

    B1

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    • We see the calamity through the eyes of several citizens.

      We see the calamity through the eyes of several citizens.

    • and that's the point: we see the calamity through the eyes of several citizens.

      and that's the point: we see the calamity through the eyes of several citizens.

    B2