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tour de force

[toor duh fawrs, -fohrs, toor duh fawrs] / ˌtʊər də ˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs, tur də ˈfɔrs /


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The victory over the three-time Champions League winners, who are sitting pretty atop Serie A, continued Bodo's surprise tour de force in the competition.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But it was a tour de force from the NFL’s No. 1 destroyers of offense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Her unbeaten 127 in the semi-final against Australia was the very definition of a tour de force.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

A tour de force that sent the Dodgers to the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Its rolling periods, its fine orotundities, its balanced pairs, and its vivid sense of how history pivoted on this moment, on these men ... it was a tour de force.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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