formidable

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Robertson also formed a formidable partnership with fellow full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who left Liverpool for Real Madrid last summer.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"Our consumer business worked to overcome formidable challenges," rotating chairwoman Meng Wanzhou said in Tuesday's report, noting also that Huawei was "moving toward a future that is full of uncertainty".

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Mr. Daugherty’s study hews closely to the details of his subject’s life, while Mr. Streitfeld’s is organized more around McMurtry’s formidable body of work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

With four decades of experience under her belt and more enduring roles than most actors get in an entire career, Gellar has long proven herself a formidable presence across film and television.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

One therefore has to make simplifying assumptions and approximations—and even then, the problem of extracting predictions remains a formidable one.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking