fearsome
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October has a fearsome reputation for stock-market tumult, largely due to a handful of notoriously grim selloffs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
His 25 wickets this season came at average of 20.36 and he demonstrated once again that he remains a fearsome and competitive animal when the match is on the line.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
However, the years were rolled back in Twickenham as Hansen's side brought a fearsome level of physicality and speed to challenge the Red Roses.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The speed of my spinning nunchucks wasn’t nearly as fearsome as the flapping of my upper arm flab.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He taught little Flittman fearsome scrapings and at the end of the year gave him the piece called “Humoresque.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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