colossus
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Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
He's been a total colossus in this fixture in the past and he was again on Saturday.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The U.S. bestrode the world like a colossus, and manufacturing was central to our dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Now, he will oversee all of Disney and its 230,000 workforce as the entertainment colossus tries to soar in the streaming age amid the erosion of the company’s once mighty legacy cable TV business.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
His face so dusted white he looks like a colossus made of powder.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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