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daunting







ADJECTIVE
frightening
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Although the practicalities and cost of sending a team to South America in 1950 was daunting.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And when you’re in that place, a full reset can feel not just daunting, but impossible.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Thankfully, for both actors, those scenes proved more daunting on the page than they were on set.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

That’s all while facing the daunting task of rebuilding their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

While daunting, these numbers were not fiscally impossible.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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