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puissance

[pyoo-uh-suhns, pyoo-is-uhns, pwis-uhns] / ˈpju ə səns, pjuˈɪs əns, ˈpwɪs əns /


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The reboot arrives at the peak of reggaeton’s pop puissance, and rightfully incorporates a lot more of the genre and its offshoots — Latin trap included.

From Washington Post Jan. 7, 2022

Brandi Carlile, tearing through her song “The Joke” with folk puissance, was the most emotional and the all-around best performer of the night.

From The New Yorker Feb. 11, 2019

The puissance does not count towards the leading rider award.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2012

Pepsi-Cola embraced the puissance of “Generation Next,” the New York Mets used “Generation K” to play up the prospects of three young pitchers and Parade, the Sunday newspaper magazine, has run articles about “Generation Wired.”

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2012

That a series called the History of Diana was produced is but natural, considering the puissance at court of the famous Diane de Poitiers.

From The Tapestry Book by Mrs. Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee




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