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daunting







ADJECTIVE
frightening
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Finding an adviser for such sensitive matters can feel daunting.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

That’s especially important when you consider how daunting many cancer therapies are.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Pulling off a split that yielded two healthy companies was beginning to look daunting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The reason isn’t hard to suss out: $100 a barrel oil is hard on the consumer and makes filling up an RV gas tank, which can hold 100 gallons of fuel, a daunting prospect.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The grade of Nineteenth Avenue was so daunting for the engines of the day that watching automobiles straining for the top became a local pastime.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand