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In natural English speech, "colossal" appears in contexts such as: "intervention following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. There has been a relatively recent sense of the government or governments making colossal interventions with huge consequences for the public finances. And the argument that Sir Jeremy and others make is perhaps we shouldn't expect that again. There are limits to what the state can". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/kəˈlɑsəl/

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intervention following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. There has been a relatively recent sense of the government or governments making

colossal interventions with huge consequences for the public finances.

And the argument that Sir Jeremy and others make is perhaps we shouldn't expect that again. There are limits to what the state can

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adjective

Extremely large or on a great scale.

“A single puppy can make a colossal mess.”

Synonyms:enormous giant gigantic immense

adjective

Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.

“"It's just the very biggest thing that I ever heard of!" said I, though it was my journalistic rather than my scientific enthusiasm that was roused. "It is colossal. You are a Columbus of science who has discovered a lost world."”

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