enormity
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But despite the "enormity" of goodwill witnessed "in the city and beyond", Fr Gormley said Amy's loved ones are struggling to come to terms with "the reality of what has happened".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
"Instead of being dumbstruck by the enormity of it, we can actually make progress toward an answer about why we're here in the universe."
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Also notice that the true enormity of Africa comes across on this map.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
The enormity of the challenge isn’t lost on Mohammad Reda Jalkhi, the new head of Syria’s National Commission for the Missing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
We are paying attention to each other and we are paying attention to the enormity.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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