monumental

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The Portuguese design genius for mixing the pious with playfully overelaborated touches reaches its apotheosis at this Unesco World Heritage site—Portugal’s equivalent of France’s monumental Cathedral of Chartres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Trump said he was looking forward to the "monumental" trip, which was originally due to take place at the end of March, and would host Xi and his wife in Washington later this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

If achieved, that would be a monumental feat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Lauren Halsey has finally realized her dream of creating a monumental work of installation art for — and about — her neighborhood. ‘sister dreamer,’ will be helmed by Halsey’s nonprofit, Summaeverythang Community Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The crowd had almost dispersed now, the stragglers giving the monumental figure of Grawp a wide berth as he cuddled Hagrid, whose howls of grief were still echoing across the water.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling