colossus

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Weak domestic demand and huge government production incentives have created an industrial colossus that exports an estimated $2 trillion more manufactured goods than it imports.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

McDonald’s traces its roots to a restaurant founded in San Bernardino, Calif., and grew into an international colossus under the leadership of Ray Kroc, who opened a location in a Chicago suburb in 1955.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

After spending two decades molding Disney into a media colossus, Iger segued into a senior advisory role, which will run through December when he officially retires.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The Nobel Prize is merely a new version of Charleton’s colossus.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton