potency
Example Sentences
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And so I think his legal skills and experience give him some potency, that perhaps Pam Bondi lacked, in navigating the criminal justice system.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Even something like “Perfect Days” — Wenders’ most recent narrative film, a simple but moving meditation on the beauty of life and routine — has the potency of politics in its bones.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
When viruses change the structures on their surface, previously effective vaccines may lose potency.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
And yet again Frank had to rely on defenders for goals, showing once more the lack of potency – and resources – he has in attack.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
The ultimate explanation of Lawrence’s error came, perhaps inevitably, from Rutherford, who demonstrated once again the potency of his theoretical instincts when they were yoked to the experimental precision of the Cavendish.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing potency
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
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Novel Study: The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 9–15
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 17
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