staggering
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We have staggering humanitarian crises going on in Haiti and Syria.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Nearly 2.5 million people have lost some $25bn in 2025, a staggering 4,300% rise since 2021.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The S&P 500 finished nearly 74 points higher on Wednesday, taking the broadest measure of U.S. blue-chip shares to the highest level on record and extending its April advance to a staggering 9.3%.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
The scale of capital being deployed to AI is staggering.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
The three living cows were staggering around in the deep snow and bawling unhappily.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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