formidable
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People think about doing great things, but to say, “do small things” to a king, c’est formidable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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
The Dodgers have one of baseball’s most formidable starting rotations, and they are in a strong position to be at their collective best against Milwaukee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Until that very moment he had shown up strongly, a most formidable adversary.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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