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monstrous

[mon-struhs] / ˈmɒn strəs /




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If those assumptions about technology and demand prove wrong, these deals to clinch future capacity could become a monstrous burden for the tech companies and their investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

A special agent tracked down David Streever while he was on vacation, five months after he emailed then-acting ICE director Todd Lyons after Alex Pretti’s death and called him “a monstrous human being.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Murray described the campaign against the guga hunt as "monstrous".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Gavin Grahovac tagged Johnson for a monstrous solo home run to cut USC’s lead to 9-2 in the fifth.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

And then it rose and came at us like a monstrous cobra, swallowing everything in sight, and I ran.”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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