daunting
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Identifying a doctor to take care of you or someone in your family is a daunting task.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
At different times, my three children began to ask me daunting questions about God.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Running for governor has proved to be much more daunting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The conductor said the opportunity is "a thrill and an inspiration," but confessed to finding it a little daunting.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The inward person doth shrink and hesitate before the daunting inception of active deeds, wishing that some discouraging voice should intervene and forbid, so that no hazard might be made.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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