as in giant
unusually large
as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions
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Dallas is taking a giant leap into the future of law enforcement, as drones will start responding to some police calls in the city.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
20 May 2026 -
The whole store was like a giant magic hat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Thus whoever wins Chicago’s mayoral election next year almost certainly will be dealing with Pritzker as governor for the vast majority of their term.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Built from the bones of a 12th-century hostelry, its hub is a vast, glamorous lounge bar complete with mixologists shaking modern-day mocktails under the ancient beams.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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The sneakers aren’t hard to find because Hoka has built a huge following of shoppers who are loyal to its ultra-cushioned and ready-for-anything designs.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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For the past five years, Pina has led YouTube’s business, creator and content biz across EMEA, working with talent ranging from nascent digital creators to huge studios.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Yeah, add that to the long list of unsupported claims about these vaccines that have ranged from various anti-vaxxers asserting that the vaccines will turn you into a gigantic magnet to attributing seemingly every celebrity illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic to the COVID-19 vaccines.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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There on the screen, staring back at me, are two gigantic black eyes and a mischievous smile stitched on a massive, crocheted head — features of the mysterious, endlessly cheeky mask that has become Chuyin’s signature.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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In Louisiana, those numbers pale in comparison to what the state is offering to just one company, Meta, to build the Hyperion, a mammoth $10 billion data center currently under construction in Richland Parish, La.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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The mammoth two-out blast, on a two-strike count, soared over the scoreboard in center field.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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The company said powerful AI systems require enormous computing resources, most of which still depend on chips designed by American and allied firms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The Maxwells are enormous and heavy, with their massive 90mm drivers, while the Omnis are smaller and lighter, weighing nearly 340 grams.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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The 26-mile (42-kilometer) route takes hikers through steep, mountainous terrain, reaching altitudes of 4,200 meters (around 13,800 feet).—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Most of the mountainous regions in Colorado are our ancestral homelands.—
Shaun Chapoose,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Black entrepreneurs continue to face tremendous obstacles securing funding, city contracts and institutional support.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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“Himalayan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Himalayan. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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