daunt

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With attendance over the first four days swelling to more than 200,000 -- a record for the Adelaide Oval which has been hosting Tests since 1884 -- they face a daunting task.

From Barron's

England are still 228 runs adrift from the mammoth 435 the hosts set them to win in Adelaide with just four wickets left and a daunting task ahead on day five.

From Barron's

That in itself could be daunting, but for Wickham, the biggest obstacles came long before release dates were decided.

From Los Angeles Times

A daunting rainfall forecast isn’t expected to stop Californians or the rest of the U.S. from traveling in record numbers over the end-of-year holiday season.

From Los Angeles Times

They arrived in 1994 with three young children and little money, facing a daunting asylum process.

From Los Angeles Times