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The lesson is an introduction to the history of California and one of its most potent myths: that of the pioneers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
More recently, China has shown that it, too, wields potent leverage over other countries—including the U.S.—through its stranglehold on critical minerals essential for manufacturing everything from semiconductors to jet engines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The culprit was a potent fungus never seen before by scientists, now named moss die-back.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
To make vitamin K more potent, the team synthesized 12 hybrid vitamin K homologs.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
And as emotions go, one of them—fear—is more potent than the rest.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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