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colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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"I cannot believe I am headlining this festival," Dean admitted to the crowd, reflecting on her colossal rise since she played the Big Weekend Introducing Stage in 2023.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Designed to rival China's investments around the Indian Ocean, New Delhi's colossal project will be built on Great Nicobar Island, a site offering a naval presence far closer to Southeast Asia than India's mainland.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“To spend billions of dollars to build a subway under a street that has no ridership would have been a colossal mistake,” Yaroslavsky told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The kicker, which Calder admits in hindsight is a colossal red flag: He had to pay $12,132 to make the change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

She went back to playing her colossal game of dots with Rand, and I concentrated on eating my ravioli.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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