behemoth

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But thousands of men were pouring into Redding to build the dam — a 602-foot concrete behemoth that irrigates millions of acres of Central Valley farmland — and they sure worked up an appetite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Stamps and signatures from every home club Tony has visited line the pages of his precious scrapbook, a behemoth record of the ultimate football groundhopping adventure.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Citigroup, a global banking behemoth, posted a respectable 52% gain over the past year and trades 12% below its most recent 52-week high.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The ride-hailing behemoth also announced on Thursday an agreement to possibly invest as much as $1.25 billion in electric-car maker Rivian for its planned autonomous vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Next she doused the smoldering troll with the contents of the restaurant’s fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn’t revive the sleeping behemoth.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer