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The colossal squid is native mainly to which ocean?

colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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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

Artists in either space can now score colossal hits without necessarily becoming household names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

What if the divers had failed to recognize that they were colossal, ancient statues that had been lying under the sea for centuries and covered with marine life?

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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