wielded

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Ted Turner, the brash media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized how Americans watched television, and who wielded his media empire and wealth to pursue liberal global causes and land conservation, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Tim Cook may not have had the same flash as Steve Jobs, but he wielded an unassuming superpower that helped grow Apple into a $4 trillion juggernaut.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds majority, a threshold so high that Congress has wielded the sanction only in the gravest cases, removing just six members in its 237-year history.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Reformers soon wielded the Bible to confront oppressive political and religious regimes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Her voice was as wooden as the pointer she wielded.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros