monstrous
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At the risk of sounding monstrous, can we please get back to the smashing?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade "a monstrous injustice" Tuesday, opening a Commonwealth summit in which UK leader Andy Burnham is holding talks about apologising for Britain's role in slavery.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Over the next six months there’s going to be “a monstrous bull market under the surface” of the S&P 500, and it will be the “unmagnificent 493” that drives it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Discussing his India trip, the “Primetime” version of Hansen remembers an alleged witness to the kidnappings, who describes the perpetrator as a monstrous ancient evil lurking in the dark.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Look yonder, Sancho; there are thirty or more monstrous giants. I shall engage them in fierce combat. And when I win, Sancho, we'll be on our way to riches with the spoils."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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