formidable
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There are formidable competitors in older-generation chips, but the company dominates in making the most advanced chips most coveted by the AI boom’s biggest spenders.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
“It may be a backhanded way of acknowledging that she’d be quite formidable if she decided to get in.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
But what it offers Arsenal and Arteta is a solid platform to build on, against what will be a formidable challenge in the Hungarian capital.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The weight and carbon springiness combine for a formidable weapon: the “supershoe.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
She turned to her husband, and, despite her disheveled and undignified appearance, managed to look quite formidable, “You engineered this, didn't you?”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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