sheer
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What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Part of the problem was the sheer enormity of the initial outbreak, which quickly strained available stocks of tests, medications, and PPE, not to mention hospital beds and healthcare workers’ time.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million residents -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Simon Featherstone, co-chair of the Otford Society, said the project was designed to allow visitors to "visualise the sheer vastness of our solar system".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The sheer size of the animal was mind-boggling.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Vocabulary lists containing sheer
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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