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impotent

[im-puh-tuhnt] / ˈɪm pə tənt /


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Otherwise you’re just railing in impotent fury at the companies frying the planet.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

In recent weeks, with Russian air defenses increasingly impotent, Ukraine has unleashed its drone campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

“It made me angry, but I felt so impotent because, well, what do I do?”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Their return to the second-tier competition was initially an impotent one, but the introduction of goalscorer Kelechi Iheanacho ignited their play and provided what Rodgers called "a great platform" of a first point.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

I felt completely impotent, but I still felt I had to do something.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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