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daunting







ADJECTIVE
frightening
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At different times, my three children began to ask me daunting questions about God.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

"It's a daunting task," said Abeer Saha, who was one of a handful of curators tasked with choosing from 150 million objects across the Smithsonian -- which runs more than 20 museums and galleries.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Even more daunting with IUL is that if you borrow against the policy or don’t keep feeding the premiums, you can end up depleting the death benefit and the cash value.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Buyers in cities like San Diego still face a daunting challenge, even if it isn’t quite as hard as it was in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It would be a daunting task just to enter the Inner City, much less find the palace and the king.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin




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