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formidable

[fawr-mi-duh-buhl, fawr-mid-uh-buhl] / ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl, ˌfɔrˈmɪd ə bəl /




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There are formidable competitors in older-generation chips, but the company dominates in making the most advanced chips most coveted by the AI boom’s biggest spenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“It may be a backhanded way of acknowledging that she’d be quite formidable if she decided to get in.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

But what it offers Arsenal and Arteta is a solid platform to build on, against what will be a formidable challenge in the Hungarian capital.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The weight and carbon springiness combine for a formidable weapon: the “supershoe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

She turned to her husband, and, despite her disheveled and undignified appearance, managed to look quite formidable, “You engineered this, didn't you?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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