mammoth

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The same bounty that makes the Tar Pits the best place on Earth to study its slice of the late Pleistocene epoch also makes for a move of truly mammoth proportions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

SpaceX is no Pets.com, but will retail enthusiasm, Nasdaq’s helping hand and Musk’s Midas touch be enough to send it far past its mammoth $1.75 trillion value without profits?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

There were hugs, cheers and tears as two brothers crossed the finish line to complete a mammoth challenge of running 33 marathons in 33 days, raising £1.5m for dementia research in the process.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Having bought the 12-acre property under the assumption that the main residence on the parcel would require some simple, cosmetic updates, the TV host found herself facing a much more mammoth task.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Maniac thought of Thanksgivings past, of sitting around a joyless table, his aunt and uncle as silent and lifeless as the mammoth bird they gnawed on.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli