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powerhouse

[pau-er-haus] / ˈpaʊ ərˌhaʊs /




















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But the manufacturing powerhouse is expected to notch up its fastest growth for several years in 2026, in large part due to a public spending blitz on defence and infrastructure.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Not only did they win the community college’s first championship, but they did so with local players and against powerhouse schools—some of which even fielded international players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

"She was a powerhouse but she was driven by grief and anger and rage pretty much the entire time," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Brewers, an unlikely powerhouse from MLB’s smallest media market, are two wins away from clinching their first World Series appearance in 44 years by winning unlike anyone else in baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sure, I pictured myself on that television screen, wearing a bomb-fancy dress, tearing up the stage with some grand, powerhouse song, and in the end having the crown placed on my head.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

In the years that followed, City's new owners spent billions of pounds turning the club into one of European football's powerhouses.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Over the past decade or so, the firms, with roots in Chicago and Los Angeles, respectively, have transformed from dominant national players into global powerhouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The deal could also help level the playing field in a delivery marketplace that is increasingly dominated by powerhouses that have their own in-house delivery platforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The country recorded a $116.6 billion current account surplus in the second quarter, surpassing the combined surpluses of manufacturing powerhouses Germany and Japan for the first time since comparable records began in 1996.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

They knew that to get anywhere, they needed to work with the powerhouses in the city who held the keys to jobs, housing, and social services.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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