staggering
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Hobbs’ administration is taking these steps “to avoid staggering fines of hundreds of millions of dollars that would further endanger food assistance for vulnerable Arizonans,” Soto said in a statement.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
This year the program is expected to cost taxpayers a staggering $615 billion.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
The country broke ground on more than 550 infrastructure projects last year alone in a staggering spree that will cost around $200 billion.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
To her right stood Brandon Ross, whose searing yet disarmingly tender electric guitar tones built like waves, exploded like starbursts or sketched lines of staggering intricacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
I leaned back and looked at the silvery, staggering paths the raindrops made as they blew across my window.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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