profound

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An audio message broadcast on Sunday in the finish area said: "Let us make this sporting event a space of respect, connection and profound humanity."

From Barron's

She wrote that although the operation had “profound and even heartbreaking consequences” on the Twin Cities, she didn’t have the authority to halt it at this early stage of litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Wallace argues, in places boldly and almost always persuasively, that the influence went both ways—moreover, that Titian’s impact on Michelangelo’s art was immediate and profound.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jess Asato, another Labour critic of the legislation, said "a bill like this with such profound life-and-death impacts... must not be forced through without the scrutiny it deserves".

From BBC

US envoy Tom Barrack called it "a profound and historic milestone in Syria's journey toward national reconciliation, unity, and enduring stability".

From BBC