colossus
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It’s a remake that resembles another modern college sports colossus: Indiana football.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Apple played a major role building Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing into the colossus of the chip industry by committing to make its latest iPhone chips in the company’s Taiwan plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Instead, it points to a quieter colossus: households.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
To the men in the squadron, Major de Coverley was a colossus, although they never dared tell him so.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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