colossus
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Leo Tolstoy’s 1869 colossus clocks in at more than 1,200 pages in most English-language editions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The social networking colossus raised its capital expenditures for this year to a range of $125 billion to $145 billion without laying out exactly how that investment would translate into profit.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Cook, who built Apple into a colossus with influence coursing through geopolitics, pop culture and the daily lives of billions of people, said he would step down as chief executive on Sept. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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
The colossus now stands in front of the new Biblioteca Alexandrina.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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