colossus
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Yet while the structure is designed to be undetectable from the inside, it’s a full-blown metallic colossus on the outside — visible from the surrounding L.A. freeways.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
He's been a total colossus in this fixture in the past and he was again on Saturday.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Apple played a major role building Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing into the colossus of the chip industry by committing to make its latest iPhone chips in the company’s Taiwan plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
"The world has lost a giant. A colossus of African music," a statement shared on his official page said.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
He became a huge colossus; his head touched the skies, his feet were lost in the abyss, and his arms stretched from one pole to the other.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing colossus
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