: extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distasteful
an Augean task
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dreaded the Augean task of cleaning the bathroom after an overflow of the toilet
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Obasanjo’s return to power as a civilian leader was supposed to be an economic and political reset, a cleaning of the Augean stables.
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Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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“Augean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Augean. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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