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potency

[poht-n-see] / ˈpoʊt n si /


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Barcola has become a main target for Liverpool as they look to add potency to their attack following the departures of Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah in the past two summers.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

If we choose to collapse into a monolithic, uncritical chorus whenever a wronged woman writes a memoir, we are trading our real potency for the cheap satisfaction of rah-rah-go-us groupthink.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

"Switching off NFIL3 could be a decisive step toward significantly improving the long-term potency of CAR T cells," explains Prof. Feucht.

From Science Daily Jun. 2, 2026

That surge in lethality underscores the potency of the high-tech but cheaply made drones.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

He walked about the fairgrounds rubbing his palms to husband that energy and refused to shake hands with anyone lest the act discharge his potency.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Similarly, the sense of the numinous, of potencies beyond human understanding, is made explicit and manifest, particularly in an early conversation about dark energy.

From New York Times Nov. 16, 2022

He'll say things like, "Is this your first foray?" and "There are different potencies of aroma."

From BusinessWeek Jun. 16, 2011

As digital video media become all the more universally ubiquitous, so it seems artists throughout the world are increasingly re-embracing the primal potencies of drawing with an almost perverse timeliness.

From The Guardian Jan. 22, 2011

Instead, we can remind ourselves of what it's for: enriching and amplifying our potencies.

From BBC May 7, 2010

But other potencies there are in Middle-earth, powers of night, and they are old and strong.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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