clout

Example Sentences

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Maher's online clout, combined with an Olympic bronze for the USA women's team at Paris 2024 and the 2025 Rugby World Cup, has turbo-charged the women's game stateside.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The winner receives a company contract that doesn’t pay in cash — it pays in clout, Hartline joked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Under Xi, China has become a global economic force, which has also boosted its geopolitical clout.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

While Khamenei expanded Iran’s clout, economically he fared worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Owners no longer had the economic clout of being a mainstay of the economy.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson