colossal
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Designed to rival China's investments around the Indian Ocean, New Delhi's colossal project will be built on Great Nicobar Island, a site offering a naval presence far closer to Southeast Asia than India's mainland.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
In the season to beat all seasons there's a recurring question out there, even among day trippers to Scottish football - who's going to win this colossal battle for the Premiership title?
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The colossal concrete building, which floats over the corridor and has been likened by some to a freeway overpass, shielded visitors from the bright sun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Other men who have made colossal errors have retained their posts.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
I fling open the door, climb the stairs, and rush outside to find myself not in a hallway but on the deck of a colossal ship.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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