daunting
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But what looks good on spreadsheets ignores daunting constraints.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
He said traders were focused on the "daunting" amounts of global borrowing from governments and corporations, as well as increases in oil prices.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The most daunting challenge was intuiting what Bessette would have worn in the years before she met Kennedy and became one of the most photographed women in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But when it comes to something you started through a combination of your own hubris, miscalculation and ineptitude, the challenge is especially daunting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The new president faced a daunting task in Vietnam.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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