hulking

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The hulking platforms of the Cold War, upon which we continued to invest a great deal of financial and operational resources, were suddenly far less relevant.

I WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN WAR IN AFGHANISTAN FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. HERE'S WHAT WE MUST LEARNJAMES STAVRIDISAUGUST 16, 2021TIME

His downtown operation, a hulking leaden-blue building with giant fans, could be so exquisitely stinky that we kids would hold our breath and pray that the stoplight stayed green whenever we had to pass it.

A MAGICAL REALM OF CRABS AND CHICKENSJVERSTEEGHJULY 8, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

The overall effect is reminiscent of a cheerful, hulking bubble.

IS KANYE WEST’S ZIPPERLESS PUFFER THE START OF GAP’S REVIVAL?MARC BAINJUNE 8, 2021QUARTZ

Today, purpose-built expedition ships are a far cry from the hulking research vessels of old, and for new ships, luxury is most often the norm.

ANTARCTICA CRUISES ARE BOOMING. BUT CAN THE CONTINENT HANDLE IT?ELIZABETH HEATHAPRIL 15, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Today, the hulking structure sits abandoned across the street from the tavern like a gray wooden phantom.

ONE-HORSE TOWNKIERAN DAHLMARCH 31, 2021EATER

Still handcuffed, Ramos was placed in the back of a clinic cruiser and taken downtown to the Justice Center, a hulking, block-long concrete complex of courts, the city police headquarters and the county jail.

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A Dutchman—what you would call a Swede—a hulking beggar, came up from the fo'c'sle very much the worse for wear.

JAFFERYWILLIAM J. LOCKE

And I understood how it had come to pass that our hulking old ogre had fallen in love with her so desperately.

JAFFERYWILLIAM J. LOCKE

Careless Tom, or Hulking Tom (not necessarily in disapproval).

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Who told her John had the fever—a great, strong, hulking fellow like that?

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