colossal
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“To spend billions of dollars to build a subway under a street that has no ridership would have been a colossal mistake,” Yaroslavsky told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
In the season to beat all seasons there's a recurring question out there, even among day trippers to Scottish football - who's going to win this colossal battle for the Premiership title?
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Other men who have made colossal errors have retained their posts.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
The colossal size of his most celebrated creations proves integral to their success; these new works feel slight and instantly forgettable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
They were simply colossal, far taller and wider than the Big Friendly Giant upon whose hand she was now sitting.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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