formidable
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But that's just one of the formidable challenges that lies ahead.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
He was remembered as a "formidable dance partner", immersed in the intensity of the manager's methodology.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Her records were difficult to find, and as Beta illustrates in the book, over and over again, her work, her formidable talents, and her contributions were largely ignored or dismissed.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
But Everest, first scaled in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was a far more formidable and dangerous beast.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, he now met yet another formidable impediment to acceptance: the conservativeness of his fellow scientists.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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