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[pou-er] / ˈpaʊ ər /




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But away from the party’s power center, the first flashes of something exciting and new have begun to appear.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

GPS, power grids and satellites are some of the vital technologies vulnerable to changes in the earth's magnetic field.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

That isn’t a fix for Big Tech’s power.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Another question is over whether Nvidia will offer Musk financial support to reach his goals tied to computing power.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

And so Betsie and I arrived in Barracks 8 in the small hours of that morning, bringing not only the Bible, but a new knowledge of the power of Him whose story it was.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Trying to rank her best songs, however, is where her unifying powers hit a wall.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Outer space has become an increasingly strategic domain for global powers in the military and technology fields.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

In 1985, the world’s leading economic powers met at New York’s Plaza Hotel to deal with a currency so out of whack it was putting the entire global economy at risk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Burnham also said that Wales and Scotland should both consider ways to deepen devolution by following England's model of giving more powers to cities and regions.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The aliens all have cool powers they use to make trouble for the mean teacher.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

It’s partially powered by Google’s Gemini model in addition to the company’s own Apple Foundation Models — a departure from Apple’s central tenet of owning, not renting, its core technologies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Lawmakers acknowledged that the legislation is just a start, and that it is increasingly difficult for public officials to detect bespoke letters, deepfake videos or other kinds of engagement powered by AI.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The gliders will be powered by a fan but pilots will be expected to launch them on foot.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

On Wednesday morning, a tsunami-like wall of water and mud powered down, caused by a glacial collapse that sent a torrent of debris downstream, burying homes and sweeping away bridges.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

A Kawasaki four by four, powered by a 400cc engine with automatic transmission.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

SpaceX also plans to expand the AI infrastructure powering its Grok chatbot and related services using Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform, according to Nvidia.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

The Beacon Fen Energy Park, near Sleaford, is capable of powering up to 130,000 homes.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The report also said that cracks had formed at gas-fired turbines powering xAI’s Colossus data center in Memphis, Tenn.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

James Watt's steam engine is one famous example, but the same basic concept remains central to modern transportation and electricity production, powering cars, ships, planes and many power plants.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

I text Libby just as my cell phone is powering itself down—“stall, do whatever u need 2 do 2 stall, i got a callback”—but who knows if it goes through.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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