powers
Example Sentences
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Maybe that was an intentional rebuttal to the way the powers that be have attempted to dismiss the movement.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Unlike a conventional plug-in hybrid, the gas engine never powers the wheels directly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Like Mali and Burkina Faso, Tiani's government has built much of its legitimacy using the language of sovereignty, pan-Africanism and liberation from former colonial powers.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A year later, Raman was seen as such a threat that the powers that be sought to torpedo her for good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
My palm pattern, my powers, this akrafena—it all comes from the fact that I’m descended from Grandma, one of Asase’s blessed.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
