whopping

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US media have reported that the IPO could be valued at a whopping $75 billion or more for a venture with stratospheric ambitions.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Council leader Linden Kemkaran said the rise was "entirely reasonable", rather than a "whopping" increase in future.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It was 97 degrees in Camarillo on Tuesday, surpassing the daily temperature record by a whopping 11 degrees and the all-time March record by 3 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

On Tuesday, he didn’t make even half of his shots, and he trudged to the free-throw line a whopping 43 times, connecting on 36 of those attempts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Hedge shook his leg like he was warming up his kicking hoof, but Percy waved his arms, No. They couldn’t keep whopping Keto on the head forever.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan