daunting
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“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
She is now considering private breast reduction surgery, but says the estimated £6,000 - £9,000 cost is daunting.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“My work there has been halting, tentative and generally working around the fringes,” Chatfield wrote in a 1968 journal entry reflecting on the daunting task.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The word was too good, too bitter, too successfully daunting to be repeated.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Vocabulary lists containing daunting
The Alchemist
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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