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clout

[klaut] / klaʊt /




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Even if Merz stays in post, his political clout and credibility, his room for manoeuvre inside a fractious coalition government, will be restricted.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

There is a long history of outside nations courting Pacific island states for diplomatic clout.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Her gender and ethnicity once arguably worked against Kusama achieving clout in the art world in the early years of her work, but they eventually turned into major selling points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Whether for clout on Letterboxd or simply bragging rights among friends, how one sees a movie has become a key part of the overall experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Some of them had begun to use their clout to bend the course of history.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

His clouts were described by The Times as “gigantic.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

If you were one of the 164,000 convicts transported to the Australian colonies, chances are you forked clys for screeves and clouts or worked the hoist to nail lobs and serve coves.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2019

The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire’s mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2015

The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire's mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.

From US News ● Oct. 9, 2015

“She’s gotten a hurt man down there,” said Jerry, “she has been runnin’ wi’ white clouts and bandages a’ the forenight.

From The Dew of Their Youth by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett




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