formidable
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McVay refuses to run the ball when he has two formidable backs at his disposal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Despite the theoretical promise of the materials Entalpic identified, customers’ thin margins and risk aversion presented formidable hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Megaraptorans continued evolving across Gondwana, eventually becoming some of the largest and most formidable predators in their ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Scattered with former Premier League players, including Ederson, Nathan Ake, Romelu Lukaku and Nelson Semedo, the visitors would have been a formidable foe five years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The only bridge was a formidable one of wood and stone several hundred yards downstream.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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