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powerhouse

[pou-er-hous] / ˈpaʊ ərˌhaʊs /




















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The company is awaiting full approval for its first commercial powerhouse, Aurora, at Idaho National Laboratory.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

But for all her apparent promise, it quickly became clear that Kelly was less a journalistic powerhouse than a glutton for controversy.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Celebrities no longer guarantee a stampede at the virtual box office, but one encouraging development is the range of big-named actors delivering powerhouse performances in plays that were anything but vanity showcases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Taiwan’s Olympic athletes must compete as “Chinese Taipei” and the World Trade Organization categorizes the semiconductor powerhouse as a “separate customs territory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

As she became better and better at the job, she became an intelligence powerhouse, able to advise the Coast Guard and other agencies on everything from potential dangers to easy targets.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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