mightily

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“Powell has absolutely earned a retirement at the time and of the nature of his choosing. He has given mightily to the country,” said David Wilcox, a former senior Fed economist who worked with Powell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It’s a stalemate that even a clever strategist would struggle mightily to resolve, and there is no evidence that Vance is an especially strategic thinker.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Over the course of a draining season, Howe has pivoted from Woltemade to Wissa to Anthony Gordon and now Osula, who came mightily close to joining Eintracht Frankfurt on deadline day last September.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Our legendary powers of invention and reinvention are being mightily tested, and still, to use Maya Angelou’s phrase, we rise — most of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Metal arms labored mightily at the rubbish heap brought down by the last blast.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov