staggering
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The Toba supereruption, centered in what is now Indonesia, unleashed devastation on a staggering scale.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
As staggering as that ’77 Cup victory was, Turner didn’t consider it his greatest sailing achievement.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A staggering 241% tariff was instated in 1986 and remains in effect to this day, being most recently renewed on May 30, 2025.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
U.S. companies, in fact, are on pace for their best quarterly results in four years, with collective S&P 500 profits forecast to rise a staggering 28% from last year to around $678 billion.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Almost at once she was back again staggering under the weight of an enormous round chocolate cake on a china platter.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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