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powerful

[pou-er-fuhl] / ˈpaʊ ər fəl /


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“It sends a powerful message of hope and justice to the Syrian people.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It likewise suggests that technological progress is too unpredictable for one organization, no matter how powerful or smart, to control.

From The Wall Street Journal

Washington lawmakers from both parties said they have long felt pulled between giving consumers more car-buying freedom and protecting dealers, essentially small-business owners who are vital to local economies—and politically powerful.

From The Wall Street Journal

This new model could give scientists a powerful way to study rotating gravitational systems and better understand pulsars, which are typically difficult to visualize directly.

From Science Daily

"It is complicated," he tells us, "but it seems that he is determined, and he is in charge of this process at the Board of Peace so there are powerful forces behind him."

From BBC