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daunting







ADJECTIVE
frightening
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Haugen and Horwitz battled similarly daunting foes, and the rot they uncovered was just as systemic and frightening as the reporting.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Having a kid is daunting in about a hundred different ways, period — but it’s just getting more and more challenging financially,” Matt Schultz, chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is a daunting challenge for her, as Nike’s revenue in China and Taiwan is down nearly 30% from its peak five years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Justin Herbert and Mike McDaniel need to get on the same page fast and find ways to simplify the Chargers’ offense ahead of a daunting series of games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The New York Times said: G. M. Pennington faced a daunting task in tying together the dozens of disparate threads in the Bloodfall series to bring things to a satisfying conclusion.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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