formidable
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Speaking to employees Tuesday, Ellison promised to make more movies, invest in great television and embrace technology to create a formidable, forward-thinking media and entertainment company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Rams have improved in “that particular phase,” McVay said, “but you have to do it again” against a formidable Eagles field-goal block unit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Neither Malaysia nor Myanmar have explained how these formidable obstacles can be overcome, nor how their planned repatriation can be consistent with humanitarian principles.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Although younger acts bounced back the following year, veterans were still a formidable presence on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It is a formidable roadblock, this stock phrase, in the path of understanding between expert and layman.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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