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[poht-nt] / ˈpoʊt nt /


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Everything we ask it to do, it does quite well, thanks in large part to its potent turbocharged V6, producing 400 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

What we can have instead is a more potent, more productive, more demanding form of libbing out.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Ms. Proulx’s books are a similarly potent brew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

More than two centuries later, the orchestra continues to be a potent reminder of power to the people, a community of exquisitely trained artists marching to a beat, staying in tune and on message.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Then there are the new badges of high-end consumption that may be less readily conspicuous but no less potent.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times


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