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Reaching balance over the next decade would require a combination of increased revenue and decreased spending of a daunting $18.5 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
And when you’re in that place, a full reset can feel not just daunting, but impossible.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
She pointed to the creation of an expert panel of world-renowned climate scientists tasked with helping governments on their own transitions -- a daunting task in particular for developing nations dependent on oil and gas.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
To adapt a hallowed and revered work of this scope, across decades and generations, brimming with magical realism, was, of course, daunting for the showrunners.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The new president faced a daunting task in Vietnam.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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