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impotent

[im-puh-tuhnt] / ˈɪm pə tənt /


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It’s helpful to be reminded that in some respects history moves in unusual ways, leaving us all quite impotent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Egil dies blind, impotent and frail, but remains a defiant killer and a compelling personality to the end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Otherwise you’re just railing in impotent fury at the companies frying the planet.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

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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