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staggering

[stag-uh-ring] / ˈstæg ə rɪŋ /


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Instead, 43-year-old tech scion David Ellison — with help from his billionaire father, Oracle software co-founder Larry Ellison — scooped up the prize for a staggering $111 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Between 2022 and 2024, a staggering 84% of remote workers spent their entire workday operating completely alone, compared to just 23.2% of on-site workers, the paper noted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

Child sexual abuse campaigners have criticised disgraced ex-BBC News presenter Huw Edwards for his "inappropriate and disrespectful" choice to launch a blog, with one calling it a "staggering lack of awareness".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

And traders were once again getting nervous that the staggering momentum of the AI investing boom couldn’t last.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

We marched for hours upon hours each day, stumbling and staggering along as best we could.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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