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enormous

[ih-nawr-muhs] / ɪˈnɔr məs /


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Finding such an enormous scorpion so early in the history of terrestrial life challenges traditional ideas about why prehistoric arthropods sometimes evolved to gigantic sizes.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Despite the enormous media footprint, jurors deliberating the case are barred from watching or reading coverage of the trial.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

But to achieve this, carbon dioxide removal -- the process of pulling carbon from the air -- would be required at enormous scale alongside major, rapid cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, the report said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Those oxygen-rich conditions have often been linked to the enormous size of some later arthropods.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Then as I watched, a kind of odd, old farm wagon—old fashioned and out of place in the middle of a city—came lumbering across the square pulled by four enormous black horses.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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