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powerful

[pau-er-fuhl] / ˈpaʊ ər fəl /


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“That’s when you’re most powerful: when you assume office with an agenda, so hopefully he’ll detail that within days of being elected.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The missile launch came on the heels of a public rebuttal from Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, who slammed the FBI's allegations as a "grave political provocation".

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Conscious that AI is now powerful enough to re-create animators’ handcrafted styles, brands including e.l.f.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Unlike the enormous quantities of relatively low-energy neutrinos produced by the Sun, these powerful cosmic visitors are extremely rare.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

I push hard, feel powerful, give it every bit of me I have.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam


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