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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

Even so, the task of building the program into something real was so daunting that the first time he was approached by the federation, Tevreden turned the project down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She said it could be daunting for young people to experience that change.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

To get a sense of how daunting that figure was, the value of the Centenary scholarship my aunt won was probably as much as the sum of my grandparents’ annual salaries.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell