clout
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Xi's diplomatic clout has also been on full display recently, having met this month with several leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, traveling to Bishkek, Cairo and New Delhi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
There is a long history of outside nations courting Pacific island states for diplomatic clout.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Her gender and ethnicity once arguably worked against Kusama achieving clout in the art world in the early years of her work, but they eventually turned into major selling points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Whether for clout on Letterboxd or simply bragging rights among friends, how one sees a movie has become a key part of the overall experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
He strode up to the stem war leader and fetched him a heavy clout on the shoulder.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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Kecmanovic gets himself to deuce on the Monfils serve, so Monfils clouts down an ace and quickly closes out.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2022
His clouts were described by The Times as “gigantic.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire’s mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire's mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.
From US News ● Oct. 9, 2015
They wore only leggings, shirts, breech clouts and a blanket.
From Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History by Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris
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