powers

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Texas counties only possess powers explicitly granted by the Legislature, he wrote, and Hood County did not even have powers to require a concept plan.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Last year, I congratulated “60 Minutes” for, without a hint of BS about UFOs and visiting aliens, dealing forthrightly with antagonistic foreign powers operating drones in the U.S. to spy on U.S. military sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But it is also rich in gold, diamonds, bauxite and coltan, a mineral essential for technology and defense that is classified as critical by Western powers, as well as rare earths.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"With kilowatt-level peak powers, the chip can drive demanding applications that have long depended on large, expensive laboratory lasers," says Qiu.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

He even began to dislike his friends back home for lacking the powers of logic to puzzle out where he was so they could come to his rescue.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig