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colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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Instead, the pairing has been a colossal dud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

I’m always more drawn to big ideas that have the potential for colossal failure.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah raised the dangers of climate change at his recent UN General Assembly speech, where he said his country was paying a "colossal price" for a crisis it did not create.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Artists in either space can now score colossal hits without necessarily becoming household names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Beneath this colossal fortress, fires glared and furnaces smoked in the darkness of early dawn, and from many miles away Ruta Skadi heard the clang of hammers and the pounding of great mills.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman


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