fearsome
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He rapidly built a fearsome reputation that extended beyond the city.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
October has a fearsome reputation for stock-market tumult, largely due to a handful of notoriously grim selloffs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Harvey Barnes: Has a fearsome record against Leeds and eyes lit up when he danced inside the box only for Trafford to deny him.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The bat speed leaderboard is filled with some of MLB’s most fearsome sluggers, like the Tampa Bay Rays’ Junior Caminero, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Jordan Walker and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
This was not the fearsome stranger who had brought me here.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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