staggering
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Perhaps the most important lesson of this week’s staggering victory is also the lesson of the days ahead.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
“My grandparents’ generation faced segregation, violence, and jail cells, and their challenges were staggering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"The latest Adaptation Gap Report exposes a staggering shortfall. For every dollar developing countries need to adapt, they receive just 10 cents," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Its massive shipyards churn out more than half of the world’s merchant vessels every year and take advantage of that staggering scale to build warships at high speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Evacuation centers are being set up throughout Southern California in school gymnasiums, churches, and malls—but there seems to be a staggering number of people who are choosing not to cooperate with these government mandates.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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