- present participle of stagger.
staggering
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The average out-of-pocket cost for caregivers is a staggering $11,508, according to a new study from AARP.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Aside from news of Huang - whom the paper calls "Silicon Valley's top AI tech bro" - the Daily Mail also leads on what it calls the "staggering cost of PM's EU reset".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
That is a staggering amount—enough electricity to power around seven million homes—with only about three years to get there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Perhaps the most important lesson of this week’s staggering victory is also the lesson of the days ahead.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
The amount of information that one must obtain and store in order to track the ever-changing relationships of even a few dozen individuals is staggering.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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