sheer
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The sheer size of SpaceX’s IPO will test the trading infrastructure at Nasdaq and could have ripple effects in the broader market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Even when “Stop! That! Train!” falters and the steel of the train tracks starts to shake things too severely, the film is put back on its course by its sheer joy.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The 2026 World Cup is going to be unprecedented for a variety of reasons - and that includes the sheer number of law changes.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It means “the joy of living,” and refers to the kind of cheerful, nonstop zest for life that stops just short of optoomuchism and makes a person a sheer pleasure to be around.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing sheer
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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List 8
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