staggering
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By global forces that transformed the economy and created staggering levels of inequality that are made all the worse by the high cost of housing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs, according to the UN.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The Toba supereruption, centered in what is now Indonesia, unleashed devastation on a staggering scale.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Mr. Holden flashes between depictions of a staggering 35 characters, using only his voice and changes in physical bearing to evoke them with uncanny precision, to say nothing of unflagging energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Pinmei did not know how long they wandered, half running and half staggering through the piles of snow and frozen stone streets.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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