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daunting







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

From Salon • May 5, 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

"We know this is a daunting and difficult thing to do," said PPS Senior Public Prosecutor Jenny Burns.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

His portfolio would be daunting even in peacetime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Many had been separated from loved ones during the fire and now had the daunting task of searching through a ruined city for them.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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