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clout

[klaut] / klaʊt /




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Even if Merz stays in post, his political clout and credibility, his room for manoeuvre inside a fractious coalition government, will be restricted.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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

What happens to brands’ AI clout chase then?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Most others believe that recent Mexican immigrants will eventually take their place in society, and perhaps someday muster political clout commensurate with their numbers, though significant impediments are slowing their progress.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

His clouts were described by The Times as “gigantic.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

Makes some space and clouts Hazlewood over long-on.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2016

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

One of their feet was covered, the other was naked, without having clouts, and poorly clad.

From Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth by James Endell Tyler




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