monumental
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They were anti-monarchists living under Napoleon III, and their monumental plan was accelerated by the emperor’s overthrow and the establishment in 1870 of the Third Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The following month, he unveiled a monumental public art piece for L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Making home-buying more affordable is a monumental task filled with potential pitfalls and unintended consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Many Miami-based Cubans think the monumental shift they have prayed for is almost here.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
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