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powerful

[pau-er-fuhl] / ˈpaʊ ər fəl /


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As Manchester City became the best team in the Premier League, the Premier League became the most powerful league in Europe and, by extension, the world.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

For his first two years with the Lakers, James didn’t say much because his dad, LeBron James, was the leader and powerful voice on the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

This ambitious mission will characterise these moons with a powerful suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments to discover more about these compelling destinations as potential habitats for past or present life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Muse’s launch also coincided almost exactly with a sharp rise in public debate about the potential for powerful AI to cause mass destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

At that point President Truman ordered the development of the even more powerful hydrogen bomb.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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