potent

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In laboratory experiments, the system successfully identified cancer cells with specific combinations of surface proteins and delivered potent drugs directly to them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Google's AI model Gemini has emerged as another potent competitor, with Elon Musk's xAI also attracting investment and users.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Harry Kane and the recalled Dominic Calvert-Lewin also provide an aerial threat in attack - the sort of potent force Robinson believes Tuchel will aim to benefit from.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The democratization of Bible reading, a process begun by Martin Luther in Germany, became a potent force of liberation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

One cyclotroneer joked that “its neutrons would reach Chicago”; another wondered, less facetiously, if its beam would be so potent that the targets would be “too hot to handle.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik