monumental

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In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"I would love to live in a world where this moment wouldn't be monumental, but that's not the case," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

If achieved, that would be a monumental feat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Lauren Halsey has finally realized her dream of creating a monumental work of installation art for — and about — her neighborhood. ‘sister dreamer,’ will be helmed by Halsey’s nonprofit, Summaeverythang Community Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

So, in a monumental piece of symbolism that defined his age, at the end of the Ring Wagner annihilated the gods altogether in his musical Armageddon.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall