colossus
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McDonald’s traces its roots to a restaurant founded in San Bernardino, Calif., and grew into an international colossus under the leadership of Ray Kroc, who opened a location in a Chicago suburb in 1955.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The e-commerce and cloud computing colossus noted that the investment builds on $8 billion it had already invested in Anthropic, according to the companies.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
McCormick’s MKC -5.99%decrease; red down pointing triangle journey to a $65 billion food colossus started in a Baltimore cellar in 1889.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
His face so dusted white he looks like a colossus made of powder.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing colossus
This Week in Words : December 23 - 29, 2017
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