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potency

[poht-n-see] / ˈpoʊt n si /


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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

Yet it is precisely this fragmentation that grants the epic its peculiar potency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

But when he saw it again at the Cannes Film Festival last year, he was pleased to realize it maintains its potency.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

She didn’t really understand it—couldn’t quite picture the logistics of it—but the words packed a fierce potency, and she unleashed them now.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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