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colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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In the season to beat all seasons there's a recurring question out there, even among day trippers to Scottish football - who's going to win this colossal battle for the Premiership title?

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Despite the colossal spending in the United States, for example, opinion polls regularly show that Americans remain highly sceptical about the technology's benefits, and more worried that it spells doom for millions of jobs.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

The colossal concrete building, which floats over the corridor and has been likened by some to a freeway overpass, shielded visitors from the bright sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

While both are scarce, there are some differences between the colossal machines that produce semiconductors and the children’s toys that produce howls of pain when stepped on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Two colossal brutes were fighting in front of a stone building just ahead of us, blocking the route in either direction.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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