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formidable

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




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Mi Hermano Ramon, for Mark Glatt, was fourth; Balnikov, trained by Phil D’Amato was 10th and Formidable Man, for Michael McCarthy was 12th and last.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

Formidable as Ebo was inside, Notre Dame’s Kylee Watson provided as much height and had the speed to power around the Maryland defense.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023

Formidable pirates though they were, Captain Raphael Semmes and his crew were spooked by the sea they encountered that January evening.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2022

Formidable influence on British post-war music & beyond, not only jazz - blues, skiffle, rock.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2021

The loss of the Formidable clearly showed that the lessons taught by the sinking of the Cressy, Hogue, and Aboukir had not been learned.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward




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