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behemoth

[bih-hee-muhth, bee-uh-] / bɪˈhi məθ, ˈbi ə- /
NOUN
giant
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It’s hard to overstate the reach of the behemoth that was USAID.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Aside from being terribly boring and overlong, “Cars” represents Pixar’s first blatant step toward becoming a capitalist behemoth, an animation studio that would continue to prioritize money over media to this day.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

And Mercer put Tuvalu's money into funds invested in mining behemoth Rio Tinto and Australian oil-and-gas giant Woodside Energy, which government data says are among Australia's 10 largest greenhouse gas emitters.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The futuristic behemoth filed key paperwork just before the Memorial Day weekend.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

When his father operated the huge steam shovel, Joe perched happily on the rear end of the machine and took merry-go-round rides as Harry spun the steam-belching behemoth around and around.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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