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The point was to project his own power and, perhaps, to inspire in his listeners a pang of jealousy at his great big chest of war toys.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
And a great big loch at your doorstep.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Additionally, its purple (not blue) color, as well as its sheer mass at that level of purity means that in this stone’s formation, the conditions of the earth’s crust at that specific point under Sri Lanka were set up perfectly to generate not a tiny perfect thing, but a great big perfect thing.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This is a great big-batch recipe that feeds a crowd.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
And a great big loch at your doorstep.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Additionally, its purple (not blue) color, as well as its sheer mass at that level of purity means that in this stone’s formation, the conditions of the earth’s crust at that specific point under Sri Lanka were set up perfectly to generate not a tiny perfect thing, but a great big perfect thing.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This is a great big-batch recipe that feeds a crowd.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Great big.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20big. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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