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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

Treasury, said he fears that because regimes are successfully evading sanctions, people will increasingly view them as impotent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

But isn’t that because we all feel so impotent and have no idea what to do?

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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