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giant

[jahy-uhnt] / ˈdʒaɪ ənt /




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Then, he was a military commander in Bamiyan, where the Taliban blew up ancient giant Buddha statues, triggering international shock and condemnation.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Hong Kong fell more than two percent despite fast-fashion giant Shein announcing its market debut will take place in the Chinese financial hub on September 1.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Fast-fashion giant Shein is looking to raise up to US$1.77 billion in a long-awaited Hong Kong public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

"I opened the package, and there was a giant, 200-year-old eyeball sitting on dry ice just staring back at me," the 28-year-old says with a laugh.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

But then Ell pulls up in his grandpa’s old green truck, the kind with the giant wheel wells and a single bench.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Jonathan Golub, chief equity strategist at Seaport Research, said Nvidia’s results aren’t a referendum just on the cloud giants behind the industry’s gargantuan data-center push, but also on all the other businesses supporting the technology.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

All that promise started to wither around 2015, as social media giants gobbled up more and more of the profits that kept earlier hangouts afloat.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

It’s a reversal of fortune from a quarter-century ago, when media giants, including Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, recognized there were huge profits to be made by launching regional sports networks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

LONDON—Private credit giants have found a $1 trillion-plus source of capital to invest: dowdy old British pensions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"Have you sent her any giants lately to pay respects, dear Don Quixote?" she asked.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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