potent
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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, but microorganisms living in the soil can break it down before it builds up in the air.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
This causes a greater contrast with the warmer tropics which can fire up a more potent jet stream - the fast moving, narrow band of fast winds high in the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
It’s a potent mixture to be comforting and intriguing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The U.S. had a potent team, including California-born Matteo Jorgenson and hirsute Coloradan Quinn Simmons, but they would need to make their own luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
We apply potent antibiotics to minor scratches and seal them with plastic.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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