Juggernaut

Definitions

1. A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.
2. The Hindu deity Vishnu's avatar Krishna.
   historical
3. A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
   British, Ireland, derogatory, sometimes
4. An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.

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Examples

“[…] poor Johnny Tetterby staggering under his Moloch of an infant, the Juggernaut that crushes all his enjoyments.”

“McCarthy will point⟳ to their bad luck but the statistics now show⟳ that Wolves have⟳ lost four league matches and have⟳ claimed one point⟳ from a possible 15 - so it may prove⟳ to be another difficult season for the Midlands side. In contrast, the Newcastle juggernaut rolls on.”

“The fact that the juggernaut of Indian English rolls inexorably on, largely unconcerned by the academic arguments taking place⟳ about it, is in itself an indicator of an endonormative force⟳ in the variety, and this can be traced historically.”

“It’s always fun when something massive comes along and sweeps the board⟳, giving everything else a thoroughly good kicking – think⟳ Titanic, The Silence of the Lambs, or Lord of the Rings. There’s a sort⟳ of deranged, gluttonous feeling, a perverse glee in seeing so many dreams trampled on by a massive cultural juggernaut.”

“I know⟳ I swing⟳ me Volvo all around you market square. I know⟳ you think⟳ that lorry drivers, we just don't care. But the streets are so narrow, built so many years ago. They were built for horses' carts, not juggernauts you know⟳.”

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