colossus
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When the chips were down he was a colossus for Celtic, driven, focused, as hungry as anybody to get his team over the line and more influential than most in ensuring it happened.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Honda grew into a worldwide automotive colossus from humble roots.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The e-commerce and cloud computing colossus noted that the investment builds on $8 billion it had already invested in Anthropic, according to the companies.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
“The colossus lay like a medieval castle, built in the most inaccessible place, protected by precipices and rivers.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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