colossus

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After spending two decades molding Disney into a media colossus, Iger segued into a senior advisory role, which will run through December when he officially retires.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Instead, it points to a quieter colossus: households.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 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

But that didn’t guarantee its triumph as a financial and cultural colossus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

“The colossus lay like a medieval castle, built in the most inaccessible place, protected by precipices and rivers.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin