earth-shattering
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The actual difference in payments to major labels versus smaller artists is not that earth-shattering, and we couldn’t do it anyway unless the major labels said we could.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
"It's really what we've found in their brains that's been so earth-shattering for us," said Dr. Sandra Weintraub, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute told AFP he is not expecting any earth-shattering discoveries because of the multiple lunar probes and high-resolution images of the Moon taken since the Apollo missions.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
That’s better than the previous ceiling of 100 employees, but hardly an earth-shattering reform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
There was nothing earth-shattering or especially inspiring about it, but it was fun.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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