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potent

[poht-nt] / ˈpoʊt nt /


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Pyongyang has used previous processions to show off its newest and most potent weapons, a rare source of insight into the strength of its armed forces.

From Barron's

Mr. Jackson’s smart and singable libretto is a potent throughline, its surface comedy floating above a dark and—naturally—complicated view of the modern age.

From The Wall Street Journal

It itched and burned something close to fierce, but I just chalked that up to the The Mask’s potent power.

From Literature

But the way it tethers its bruised healers to the human condition’s laws of gravity is potent medicine for coping.

From Salon

He could clean up in the group stage, looking at India's opponents, and wrist spin is always a potent wicket threat as the tournament wears on.

From BBC