staggering

“To put it plainly, this staggering increase in costs makes it unfeasible for most if not all signatory hotels to participate in LA28’s hotel room block.”

The team also experienced an economic windfall this season, thanks to the staggering revenue boosts that came with Ohtani’s celebrated arrival and the club’s first full-season World Series title since 1988.

But Los Angeles’ staggering backlog of basic maintenance is hurting residents and driving up liability costs.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Urgent measures must be taken to address the staggering level of abuse being suffered by bus drivers."

Last year Nigeria’s parliament reported that over the previous decade the state had spent a staggering $25bn trying and failing to fix the moribund facilities.