formidable
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The recent surge, at first thought to be the same, was something even more formidable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was the latest twist in a power struggle within the fortress-like walls of the Pentagon over the future of the world's most formidable fighting force.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Burnham is a more formidable opponent," concedes Tim Montgomerie.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
With John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Nick Frost as Hagrid and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, the cast is just as formidable and star-studded as the films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
He gestured to the formidable band, fifty-strong, who had assembled at the side of the bandstand.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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