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colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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I’m always more drawn to big ideas that have the potential for colossal failure.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

It’s fluted in places, like a colossal, Space Age column.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

AI-linked firms continued to struggle amid worries about the sustainability of the colossal investment boom that pushed stock markets to multiple record highs in the first half of the year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Artists in either space can now score colossal hits without necessarily becoming household names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Geologists know that somewhere in the vicinity of northeastern Indiana there is evidence of a pipe or group of pipes that may be truly colossal.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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