doomsday clock

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Proper noun

1. A symbol in the form of a clock, representing the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the ''{{w|Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists}}''. Its hands are moved backward or forward in response to world events, with midnight representing the onset of catastrophe.

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