force to be reckoned with
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If his thesis pans out, Oracle may grow into a competitive force to be reckoned with, but this doesn’t cancel out the fact that Oracle is on far shakier ground than its competitors.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
The fandom behind hit sci-fi series “Stranger Things” is a force to be reckoned with.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
There was a lengthy interview with the subject herself, replete with quotes meant to amplify her image as an iconoclast and a force to be reckoned with.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025
To me, it’s possible that he’s a new media mastermind and a future force to be reckoned with, but it’s much more likely that he’s just a kid.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
Instead, that position was filled by Mikhail Glinka, whose operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila had firmly established Tsarist Russia as a musical force to be reckoned with in the 1830s.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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