clout
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Paramount will also face restrictions on how it wields clout during negotiations for distribution of its basic cable TV channels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was the family's connections and clout that Ira says persuaded her to withdraw her allegations against Bechi.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
There is a long history of outside nations courting Pacific island states for diplomatic clout.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
But a contest between the two organizations for clout and resources has deepened in recent months after leadership changes in both agencies, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Shanti's on a full scholarship, and she has a lot of clout around here.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
His clouts were described by The Times as “gigantic.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Makes some space and clouts Hazlewood over long-on.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2016
The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire’s mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire's mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.
From US News ● Oct. 9, 2015
One of their feet was covered, the other was naked, without having clouts, and poorly clad.
From Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth by James Endell Tyler
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