impotent
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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
Treasury, said he fears that because regimes are successfully evading sanctions, people will increasingly view them as impotent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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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