clout
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It was the family's connections and clout that Ira says persuaded her to withdraw her allegations against Bechi.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
There is a long history of outside nations courting Pacific island states for diplomatic clout.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Moscow maintains an air force base in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic, but as Moscow’s international clout has waned during its protracted war in Ukraine, China has grown ascendant in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Nandy opted not to issue an “intervention notice” after striking an agreement with Paramount that provides “assurances and legally-binding commitments” that the company would not abuse its market clout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
They divided up the state’s water—as nearly as was possible—in direct relationship to a region’s political clout and economic pull.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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
Rags an' clouts if you like," agreed Moll cheerily, "but they wasn't allus that.
From Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls by Frances Browne Arthur
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