daunting
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Outside the court, the first minister said taking the oath had been "daunting".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said the global health challenges "have rarely felt more daunting".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
While picking through the Google Flights options, several of them reached the daunting realization that their basic economy tickets would cost them somewhere between $600 and $700.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing daunting
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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