potential catastrophe

Frequency: 6.89.3 per million words

A situation that could possibly become a disaster.

catastropheADJECTIVE + catastrophe

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potential

Examples (10)

  • Climate change represents a potential catastrophe for low-lying island nations.
  • Without immediate international aid, the region faces a potential catastrophe of widespread famine.
  • The escalating border conflict is a potential catastrophe waiting to happen.
  • A single coding error in the new software could trigger a potential catastrophe for the financial markets.
  • Leaving the chemical plant unsupervised was a potential catastrophe that we narrowly averted.
  • We must act now to prevent this environmental situation from becoming a potential catastrophe.
  • The collapse of the housing market was a potential catastrophe that economists had warned about.
  • Experts are analyzing the data to understand the scale of the potential catastrophe.
  • The government's new policy is viewed by critics as a potential catastrophe for small businesses.
  • If the dam breaks, it will be a potential catastrophe for everyone living downstream.