as in whales
something that is unusually large and powerful
the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds
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Noun
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At Icy Strait Point, visitors can spot whales and eagles while supporting a small Alaska community.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
15 May 2026 -
Trump blamed wind turbines for mass killing whales and birds.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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But fast food giants have seen mixed success integrating AI into their operations.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Robotics giants like Unitree Robotics and Noetix Robotics have already integrated into the platform.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis belonged to a group of dinosaurs known as sauropods, which were the largest animals ever to walk on land.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Nagatitan belonged to the sauropod family of dinosaurs and lived in the Early Cretaceous period between 100 and 120 million years ago, according to UCL.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The huge dinosaur measures 88 feet and weighs over 29 tons — around the same as nine adult Asian elephants combined.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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By analyzing the animal's spine, rib, pelvis and leg bones, including a front leg bone, researchers found the dinosaur would've weighed 54,000 pounds, or the equivalent of nine adult Asian elephants, and would've measured 88 feet in length.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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In the series, while visiting Japan on the ultimate foodie adventure, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy unwittingly unleash hundreds of mythical monsters that are causing trouble across the country.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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When Jade reaches the room with the slabs, the monsters come and put him in what appears to be a kind of grave in the center of the room.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Jumbos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbos. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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