earth-shattering
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"It's really what we've found in their brains that's been so earth-shattering for us," said Dr. Sandra Weintraub, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute told AFP he is not expecting any earth-shattering discoveries because of the multiple lunar probes and high-resolution images of the Moon taken since the Apollo missions.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
That’s better than the previous ceiling of 100 employees, but hardly an earth-shattering reform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
There’s no single, massive, earth-shattering crash; instead, there are years of frustration, and the loss of years that you can never get back.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025
He has stopped working on his canvas, the painting we all thought was going to be this awesome, earth-shattering piece of art that would be auctioned for a million dollars.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
