sheer
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The sheer size of SpaceX’s IPO will test the trading infrastructure at Nasdaq and could have ripple effects in the broader market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Their simultaneous existence indicates a broader trend toward sheer, glorious stupidity that viewers crave when practically everything is either too polished and boring or wilfully obtuse.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
But beyond its sheer scale, this tournament is unprecedented in other ways.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A sheer cliffside rises up beside us as we go.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing sheer
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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List 8
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