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enormous

[ih-nawr-muhs] / ɪˈnɔr məs /


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That represents an enormous demographic shift for a small, mountainous country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Exploring these possibilities requires researchers to generate enormous numbers of detailed computer simulations, each representing a virtual universe built using different physical assumptions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The screwworm, which has the capacity to devastate cattle and sheep herds, has now appeared in Texas, where its costs could be enormous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The research was inspired by the fact that even the mathematically trained academics in his lab struggled with such enormous numbers—and the bigger they are, the harder they are to grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He reached out to tap the window, only to find it was not glass at all, but an enormous canvas drop, a painted curtain, like the backdrop for a play.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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