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powerhouse

[pou-er-hous] / ˈpaʊ ərˌhaʊs /




















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Norway - a country with a population almost the same size as Scotland - have become a football powerhouse at the World Cup and it's not just down to Erling Haaland.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Few singers can turn a song into an epic, cinematic powerhouse the way Tyler could.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

As an artificial-intelligence powerhouse that also exports more oil than it imports, the U.S. will likely hold up well, the IMF projects.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by 2060.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

On camera he's a take-charge, my-words-will-blow-you-down, blustering powerhouse of a man.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Joining them are the HBO powerhouses “The Gilded Age” and “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” along with Apple TV’s “Your Friends and Neighbors” and last year’s biggest prestige TV conversation piece, “Pluribus.”

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

As Chinese companies’ advances in drug development create local powerhouses and draw more foreign firms to the country, Zhavoronkov says it’s imperative to establish a foothold there.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The traditional powerhouses of Europe and South America - the continents that hold 15 of the top 20 slots in the current Fifa rankings - have not had things entirely their own way.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Southern Hemisphere powerhouses like Brazil and Argentina don’t plant intensively until September.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Did we really think that little Mica, undefeated in its own third-rate league, could ever stand up to the big-city powerhouses around the state?

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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