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monumental

[mon-yuh-men-tl] / ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tl /


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Many cybersecurity professionals believe the AI bug armageddon could play out along similar lines, but successfully patching thousands of vulnerabilities in all kinds of software will take a monumental effort, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Meet Mick Cronin’s nightmare, a 7-foot-3 indictment of his embattled program, a monumental mistake that has spent three weeks eating at the heart of even the most dedicated Bruin loyalists.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The Portuguese design genius for mixing the pious with playfully overelaborated touches reaches its apotheosis at this Unesco World Heritage site—Portugal’s equivalent of France’s monumental Cathedral of Chartres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Trump said he was looking forward to the "monumental" trip, which was originally due to take place at the end of March, and would host Xi and his wife in Washington later this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

I know it’s been said, but I'm a monumental idiot.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli




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