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impotent

[im-puh-tuhnt] / ˈɪm pə tənt /


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“It made me angry, but I felt so impotent because, well, what do I do?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Rendered impotent by domestication, she’ll do anything to influence human events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

This impotent rage factor is important for understanding what's happening in Los Angeles.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

Divesting of power from democratically elected officials has left minsters "impotent" in the face of a bloated civil service, she said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

We’d have dozed off in front of the television set, angry and impotent, perhaps, but without setting fire to anything.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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