large
Usage
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In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, large is somewhat formal, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a large tree; a great oak; a big tree; a large field; great plains; a big field. When the reference is to degree or a quality, great is the usual word: great beauty; great mistake; great surprise; although big sometimes alternates with it in colloquial style: a big mistake; a big surprise; large is usually not used in reference to degree, but may be used in a quantitative reference: a large number (great number).
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Total losses from what is called LLM jacking—referring to large language models—can mount to $1 million for an organization, Google said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
This would value Anthropic at between $1.1tn and $1.3tn which, although large, is below the $2tn some analysts had predicted weeks ago.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
A coalition of business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce, opposed the breadth of buildings that could receive a maximum fine and argued the bill could create very large costs for property owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
A large police presence could be seen outside the Danish prime minister's office in Copenhagen, according to an AFP correspondent.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
When he died in 1907, he left his large estate to various charities, including Middlesex County Medical Society.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Najib is appealing against a 15-year prison sentence, handed down at a second trial in December 2025, in a case involving much larger sums of money.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Priority boarding and charging for larger carry-on bags are, in part, the result of oversized, hard-shelled wheelie bags being crammed into overhead compartments.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Ukraine -- which for more than four and a half years has resisted a far larger invading army at a huge human cost -- has ruled out such a withdrawal.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
It also offers a promising way to investigate whether the known laws of particle physics are part of a much larger picture.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
For some reason she pictured the animal wearing Judge Quinzy’s thick and distorting glasses, which made its glinting amber eyes appear larger and more menacing than they already were.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Devin Stockfish, chief executive of Weyerhaeuser, the largest U.S. timberland owner, said his and other forestry firms are trying to persuade the data-center developers that have dominated construction spending to use mass timber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
That compared to the previous largest spike of 59% in March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Anthropic had been expected to raise up to $100 billion, which would have made it the largest IPO on record.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
He was also the proposition’s largest supporter, pouring $45 million into the campaign, according to state data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
He draws my attention to the two largest photos on that wall.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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