powerful
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Mahalia Jackson died at only 60; at her funeral Belafonte mourned her as “the single most powerful black woman in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He was wrong to promote vitamin C tablets as a powerful cure for cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
As head of Syria's most powerful civilian intelligence agency, Luka was among the most feared men in the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
It could play a similar role as Vietnam's economically powerful military did in that country's transition, the officer said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
What in this room could be making such a powerful sound?
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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