staggering
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Microsoft has invested nearly $12 billion in OpenAI over the past seven years, and now has a 27% stake in that company worth a staggering $230 billion.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The Toba supereruption, centered in what is now Indonesia, unleashed devastation on a staggering scale.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Mr. Holden flashes between depictions of a staggering 35 characters, using only his voice and changes in physical bearing to evoke them with uncanny precision, to say nothing of unflagging energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The price of energy has increased by 12.5%, and gasoline prices are up by a staggering 18.9%.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Then, coming up this straight and silent street, he saw a woman, very old and black, coming toward them, staggering on the crooked stones.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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