fearsome
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October has a fearsome reputation for stock-market tumult, largely due to a handful of notoriously grim selloffs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
His 25 wickets this season came at average of 20.36 and he demonstrated once again that he remains a fearsome and competitive animal when the match is on the line.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
From the new world, a bird-shaped jar wears women’s attire from the Moche culture and a bottle is emblazoned with a fearsome fox warrior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
His bouncer to dismiss Babar Azam on day four was a throwback of Archer's fearsome debut on the same ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The entire city fell under the command of the Seventh Directorate of the KGB, the USSR's powerful and fearsome spy agency, which kept watch over foreigners and Soviet citizens alike.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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