colossal
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Now, those cash reserves are shrinking, and investors’ patience for Silicon Valley’s colossal spending spree is set to be tested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The recent history books, then, offer a less than clear guide and Burnham has inherited a colossal majority.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
As colossal as it appears in photographs, it is surprisingly small when you come upon it, tucked away in its wooded setting in the Albert Einstein Science Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Round the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I longed for the sparkling blue waters of Lake Tanganyika, the colossal lake where I loved to swim, despite my parents’ warnings about crocodiles.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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