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daunting







ADJECTIVE
frightening
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She is now considering private breast reduction surgery, but says the estimated £6,000 - £9,000 cost is daunting.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

That is especially daunting to cash-strapped North Korea, which lacks top-shelf hardware across its military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

But getting a large segment of Meta’s 3.6 billion users to sign up seems daunting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

I found it frightening, invigorating, daunting, and exhilarating all at the same time.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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