Goliath
noun
Go·li·ath
gə-ˈlī-əth 
1
: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
2
: giant
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the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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Being that this is Hollywood where perception is reality over half the time, and lawyers love to snag a spotlight or two, Range’s Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher lead attorney came at CAA with some old school David and Goliath burns.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
In the story, David becomes the King of Israel, along the way taking on Goliath (Martin Ford) and navigating love and loss to fulfill his ultimate destiny despite starting off as an outcast teenager.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
But Saleh is mindful of his David vs. Goliath battle with the city’s police department.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Still, even as Baldoni and his various flacks are also being taken to court for defamation and breach of contract by Stephanie Jones, the head of his former PR firm, Baldoni is quadrupling down on Lively and Reynolds in his David vs Goliath mission.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
In the story, David becomes the King of Israel, along the way taking on Goliath (Martin Ford) and navigating love and loss to fulfill his ultimate destiny despite starting off as an outcast teenager.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
But Saleh is mindful of his David vs. Goliath battle with the city’s police department.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Still, even as Baldoni and his various flacks are also being taken to court for defamation and breach of contract by Stephanie Jones, the head of his former PR firm, Baldoni is quadrupling down on Lively and Reynolds in his David vs Goliath mission.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goliath. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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