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pow

[pou] / paʊ /


NOUN
political prisoner
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NOUN
prisoner of war
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Bella Aguirre sat on a stool at Sticky Rice’s counter, finishing her meal of pad kra pow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

His wife, Jenna Dramise, also posted on Instagram, saying “tonight I hope to ride some pow or bikes with you in my dreams.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023

"Toy soldiers, all that jazz. Even now I'm like, 'pow, pow, pow,' on the tour bus."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2022

She also took me to a lot of pow wows, so to see the Native American culture that’s also in there — it’s just another part of my life that I really like watching.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022

So I went to his gym, and every day I bounced around, pow pow pow, light as air on my feet, and then, boom! a hook you never saw coming.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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