- present participle of stagger.
staggering
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Indeed, audited figures published last week by financial blogger Ed Zitron and the Financial Times indicate that OpenAI lost a staggering $38.5 billion in 2025 on revenue of $13.1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
In the film’s staggering final moments, Spielberg sheds every remaining pretense for the sake of one last plea.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
SpaceX, meanwhile, has garnered around $300 billion of interest for its $75 billion IPO, a level that suggests good, but not staggering, interest in the biggest stock listing ever.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
It was placed on the market in October 2024 for a staggering $58 million.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
And I missed the wilds of Alaska, to run through and in them with a dog team, alone and silent in such staggering beauty.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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