daunting
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The Lakers understand the daunting challenge they’re about to face against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 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
The encouraging part of this story is that the 2.6% primary deficit, declining to 2.1% in 2036, doesn’t seem that daunting to me.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
His portfolio would be daunting even in peacetime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
On May 22, 1963, Tom Hombein, a thirty-two-year-old doctor from Missouri, and Willi Unsoeld, thirty-six, a professor of theology from Oregon, reached the summit of Everest via the peak’s daunting West Ridge, previously unclimbed.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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