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colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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It matters for Manchester, it matters for the Premier League and so, crucially, it matters for the UK's image around the world – because England's top flight is a colossal global brand.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It adds that the NHS disclosure of this approach precedes a major government-commissioned review of the "colossal increases" in diagnoses of ADHD, autism and mental illness.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Kaluga Queen, a colossal producer in China, supplies to DTC brands like Roe House and Quince, along with Michelin-starred restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The "divergent positions" of the other shareholders -- Britain's Shell, which wants to sell its 37.5-percent stake, and Italy's Eni, which owns eight percent -- "complicate the colossal investments" needed for the transition, Schairer said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The walls, the paneling, the pervasive heaviness of nearly new fixtures, the colossal firedogs, the walk-in fireplaces of bright new stone referred back through the centuries to a time of lonely castles in mute forests.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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