momentous
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Some fellow students knew Roberts’ politics but insisted that he didn’t engage in debates about these momentous battles.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
But they were far from sufficient to prepare anyone for the momentous occasion which unfolded on a perfect April morning in London on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Starting after 2031, without momentous changes, the interest rate on the entire debt will exceed the growth rate permanently, and increasingly.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
These momentous shifts partly explain how the U.S. economy easily withstood a surge in oil prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
They traveled the length of the island with an air of disregarding it and being set on other business; they were less a progress than a momentous rise and fall or the whole ocean.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Vocabulary lists containing momentous
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "M"
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