colossal
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I’m always more drawn to big ideas that have the potential for colossal failure.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah raised the dangers of climate change at his recent UN General Assembly speech, where he said his country was paying a "colossal price" for a crisis it did not create.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
It’s fluted in places, like a colossal, Space Age column.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
AI-linked firms continued to struggle amid worries about the sustainability of the colossal investment boom that pushed stock markets to multiple record highs in the first half of the year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
These unprovable suspicions, Jackson’s detainment in the laundry, Pierrot’s wretched delivery and the morning’s colossal heat were oppressive to Briony.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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