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potent

[poht-nt] / ˈpoʊt nt /


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The more potent indictment centers on strategic malpractice.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Researchers have now identified a way to reproduce part of this potent chemistry in a laboratory setting, creating a possible path toward more sustainable treatments based on natural products.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Then there is Hezbollah in Lebanon, still a potent force but one that is currently lying low.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

I drew that potent conclusion from it when I first saw it, before our summers grew hotter and a long-ago sight I’d planned to repeat became something closer to a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

It had been her most powerful weapon, because it was their most potent fear.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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