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colonial experience

British  

noun

  1. history experience of farming, etc, gained by a young Englishman in colonial Australia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tackling a mountain of that size alone can be a daunting experience, especially for first-timers.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

"I don't think it was a daunting experience for her," says Anson Dorrance, who ran the women's soccer programme at UNC.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

In early 2021, Scott opened his first store, a daunting experience, he said, marked by revolving challenges: first staffing, then supply chain, now inflation.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

It’s this confrontation that makes the therapist’s office a potentially daunting experience.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2019

I can see it now, but I had a daunting experience of clearing land and laying railroad track.

From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold

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