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potent

[poht-nt] / ˈpoʊt nt /


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The U.S. in 1959 sent the world’s third nuclear submarine there to pop up from under ice, delivering a potent warning to the Kremlin.

From The Wall Street Journal

One year after winning 10 games with one of the league’s most potent offenses, they’ve regressed in pretty much every way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Startup Lifordi Immunotherapeutics aims to bring a potent class of cancer treatments to patients with autoimmune diseases, the fruit of decades of research into combining antibodies and drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Characters who could sharpen the story into something even more emotionally potent are left in the dust as mere stepping stones to propel the film’s central narrative.

From Salon

Not only that, many refrigerants produce highly potent greenhouse gases, which threaten to exacerbate climate change.

From BBC