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daunting







ADJECTIVE
frightening
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But for people entering the labor force, like new high-school and college graduates, it is daunting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Although the practicalities and cost of sending a team to South America in 1950 was daunting.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And when you’re in that place, a full reset can feel not just daunting, but impossible.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Thankfully, for both actors, those scenes proved more daunting on the page than they were on set.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He thought about all those months he’d spent creating the Argo II. Somehow, making a boat to sail from Ogygia seemed like a more daunting task.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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