: one that has great but unrealized or newly emerging power
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Recent Examples on the WebLike a sleeping giant, the plant and its perilous reactors were kept free of all disturbances. Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 The outdoor industry was once seen as sleeping giant in the fight for public lands, according to author Timothy Egan. Kassondra Cloos, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2018 For too long, the outdoor industry had been a sleeping giant. Kassondra Cloos, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2018 Perhaps the sleeping giant is just starting to awaken. Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022 Tucker Carlson has awakened the sleeping giant that is the BTS Army. Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 The hardware business alone, especially the trimmer, is a sleeping giant. Rachel King, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2022 Then in early March a short squeeze of epic proportions, prodded by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, awoke the sleeping giant. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022 The government school establishment overplayed its hand over the past two years and awakened a sleeping giant: parents who want more of a say in their children's education. Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2022 See More