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potency

[poht-n-see] / ˈpoʊt n si /


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But while the novel is imposing from sheer size alone, the shift in medium lends their elaborate, occasionally exhausting storytelling a curious new potency.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Canada and European countries are developing systems that will have some of Starlink’s scale and potency, but not before 2028 at the earliest, people familiar with their rollout have said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

By 2027, Goldman anticipates core PCE falling closely towards the Fed’s 2% target, chiefly because tariffs and the Iran energy shock are fading in potency.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Barcola has become a main target for Liverpool as they look to add potency to their attack following the departures of Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah in the past two summers.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The new isotope’s potency and the efficiency of the cyclotron in producing it surprised even experts accustomed to Lawrence’s guileless optimism.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

If superhero fare has made even cosmic catastrophe seem banal, and you want to reconnect to the small-scale vicious potencies of real life, watch this.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

He'll say things like, "Is this your first foray?" and "There are different potencies of aroma."

From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 16, 2011

As digital video media become all the more universally ubiquitous, so it seems artists throughout the world are increasingly re-embracing the primal potencies of drawing with an almost perverse timeliness.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2011

Instead, we can remind ourselves of what it's for: enriching and amplifying our potencies.

From BBC ● May 7, 2010

But other potencies there are in Middle-earth, powers of night, and they are old and strong.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien


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