hulking
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That rules out Supramax and other hulking container ships that make up a major share of global traffic, since they can offer hugely competitive rates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Once assembled, the units went back on trucks bound for Moffett Field, a military installation, where they were loaded into hulking C- 5 transport planes and flown to their final—classified—destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Euphemistically known as “mobile lounges,” these hulking, 40-ton machines from the 1960s and ’70s look and feel like paramilitary vehicles trundling through a desert dystopia.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Before his goal, the hulking Madjo had earlier planted a free header over from three yards and shot wide, but was a constant nuisance for 11-time Ligue 1 winner and Brazilian centre-back and captain Marquinhos.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
On the next trip down the field, Mandela powered through the hulking Lightning midfielders and dribbled toward the box.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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