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powerful

[pou-er-fuhl] / ˈpaʊ ər fəl /


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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister called Lee's statement "wise behaviour", but hopes for a rapprochement faded after the diplomatically isolated nation returned to calling the South its "most hostile" enemy.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“Even the most powerful technologies must pass through the prosaic discipline of cost curves, capacity constraints and marginal returns,” the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But, in his first World Cup start, he almost made an immediate impact, having a powerful half-volley superbly saved by South Africa's Ronwen Williams in the fourth minute.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Flight argues that, no matter how powerful the technology of frontier models, “cost curves, capacity constraints and marginal returns” are what will determine the pace and scale of adoption.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Imagine how powerful you could be if you had control.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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