potency
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And so I think his legal skills and experience give him some potency, that perhaps Pam Bondi lacked, in navigating the criminal justice system.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
He also designed a container to transport the vaccine, to minimize contact with heat and air to ensure its potency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"I was being prescribed the strongest potency, I was rubbing it on the affected areas but within minutes the inflammation was back."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
When viruses change the structures on their surface, previously effective vaccines may lose potency.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
He walked about the fairgrounds rubbing his palms to husband that energy and refused to shake hands with anyone lest the act discharge his potency.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing potency
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
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Novel Study: The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 9–15
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 17
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