formidable
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CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens are a formidable combination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mr. Davies’s formidable command of his subject is also the book’s weakness: His ambition to encompass so much science sometimes overwhelms the narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Burnham is a more formidable opponent," concedes Tim Montgomerie.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
This year's defending champions are Jonathan Jennings from Kentucky, the first men's winner from the USA, and the formidable Lucy Wood from Sheffield who will be hoping for her seventh women's title.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
There was a rigid determination in her face; a fierce certainty had come to her since the night after Gelifen’s death, and it made her formidable.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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