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A hulking figure appeared in the doorway.
a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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Above all, efficiency — that is the operative word that will help transform the federal government from a hulking, bloated bureaucracy into a nimble machine, like swapping a 1995 Compaq desktop PC for a 2025 MacBook Pro.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Georgia's data center boom is turning rural farmland into big boxes and even crowding urban areas like Atlanta, where QTS recently built a hulking compound adjacent to the Beltline and Howell Station, a single-family neighborhood.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Hudson played a hulking Lowrey organ, the FL (or Festival) model; it was purchased by the Band in 1961, to help sweeten the deal after Hudson refused their first several offers to join.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The last 11 of Sabathia’s seasons came with the Yankees, with whom the hulking left-hander won the 2009 World Series, twice led the majors in wins — including with a career-high 21 in 2010 — and became a respected clubhouse leader.
—Peter Sblendorio, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Georgia's data center boom is turning rural farmland into big boxes and even crowding urban areas like Atlanta, where QTS recently built a hulking compound adjacent to the Beltline and Howell Station, a single-family neighborhood.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Hudson played a hulking Lowrey organ, the FL (or Festival) model; it was purchased by the Band in 1961, to help sweeten the deal after Hudson refused their first several offers to join.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The last 11 of Sabathia’s seasons came with the Yankees, with whom the hulking left-hander won the 2009 World Series, twice led the majors in wins — including with a career-high 21 in 2010 — and became a respected clubhouse leader.
—Peter Sblendorio, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hulking. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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