person to be reckoned with
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A 21-year-old girl named Valerie Lauder is a person to be reckoned with in Chicago journalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
From all that is known of him during these years, it is clear that he made himself a person to be reckoned with by those at the centre of authority in the country.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
A man who is a "somebody," a "person to be reckoned with," is one who is a "self."
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
It seemed to her that he was at least a person to be reckoned with, either in friendship or enmity.
From The Pawns Count by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Nancy was evidently a person to be reckoned with.
From Etheldreda the Ready A School Story by Horrell, Charles
