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  • noun Plural form of titan.

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Examples

  • The word "titans" was used often prior to, and on the evening of, the event to describe the designer and media mogul.

    Ralph Lauren, Oprah Headline Charity Event Ray A. Smith 2011

  • Google also has other problems - with Microsoft buying Yahoo, the battle of the titans is going to be huge, and we all get a ring side seat to watch.

    Google’s Loss Is Murdoch’s Gain - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Well, clash of the titans is just one reason to say no, they made this film in the concept of a 2d film and then tried to convert it using technology that is not yet perfected, very similar to what they did in Alice in wonderland but more of a rush job this time around. either way, you want 3d content, film it in 3d

    ‘Clash Of The Titans’ Designer Gives Medusa A Bad Hair Day For Remake » MTV Movies Blog 2008

  • Yet another classic clash of the titans from the best of SP readers.

    Sound Politics: Fallout of the McGavick DUI Story is More Evidence Civility Theme Works 2006

  • The political capital of the rich and the corporate titans is dropping as fast as Bush’s in 2005.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Case for More Tax Brackets 2009

  • "On paper," writes Ed Gonzalez at Slant, "the film promises an exciting clash of sensibilities from two of the finest titans from the auteurist underground - the grime of The Naked Kiss swiped across the surface of Imitation of Life's fine china.

    GreenCine Daily: Weekend fests and events. 2007

  • In the dramas of German Classicism, reason’s exposure to the challenge of tragedy and its potential transformation of humanity into a race of titans is explored in terms of a linguistic praxis that would be neither subjective nor objective, neither critical nor dogmatic, yet which would confront us with a power in virtue of which we would face the possibility and impossibility of who we are.

    Tragedy and the War of the Aesthetic 2000

  • They may be known as titans of their specific genres, but Lady Gaga and Steven Tyler revealed their unconventional music obsessions and collaboration dreams as they get ready to join a multitude of other superstars for the sold-out two-day iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas, along with Jay-Z, The Black-Eyed Peas and many others.

    Lady Gaga, Steven Tyler Reveal Musical Obsessions And Dream Collaborations The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • They may be known as titans of their specific genres, but Lady Gaga and Steven Tyler revealed their unconventional music obsessions and collaboration dreams as they get ready to join a multitude of other superstars for the sold-out two-day iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas, along with Jay-Z, The Black-Eyed Peas and many others.

    Lady Gaga, Steven Tyler Reveal Musical Obsessions And Dream Collaborations The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • One more thing, I also find it interesting that some of the more powerful pushers of these ideas are the so-called titans of Wall Street — the Broad Foundation, Bill Gates of late, and Democrats for Education Reform (a bunch of well-funded venture capitalists).

    Principal: How to REALLY turn around a school 2010

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