daunting
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While picking through the Google Flights options, several of them reached the daunting realization that their basic economy tickets would cost them somewhere between $600 and $700.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
The fashion industry, with its cutthroat and trend-cycling nature, is as daunting as ever to enter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
All five immediately faced daunting hurdles, from looming election dates to uncertain litigation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
And when you’re in that place, a full reset can feel not just daunting, but impossible.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
On May 22, 1963, Tom Hombein, a thirty-two-year-old doctor from Missouri, and Willi Unsoeld, thirty-six, a professor of theology from Oregon, reached the summit of Everest via the peak’s daunting West Ridge, previously unclimbed.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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