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formidable

[fawr-mi-duh-buhl, fawr-mid-uh-buhl] / ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl, ˌfɔrˈmɪd ə bəl /




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Her assignment is formidable: right-size the workforce and cut costs while winning new accounts and adapting the agency to an AI-driven future.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In their place is the perfect combination of brilliant individual skill bolted on to a savage work ethic and defensive solidity that will make them a formidable hurdle for Arsenal to overcome.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

That formidable five make up around a quarter of the S&P 500’s market value.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

It also would marry the formidable podcasting menus both companies have worked hard to amass — including hit shows like Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy,” “Smartless” and “Things You Should Know.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Her intelligence and take-no-prisoners approach to playing made her a formidable opponent.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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