potent
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And when the wind whips, the air reeks of a potent campfire — but no campers are around.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Nick Plumb, a director at the Power to Change think tank, says that the sight of open criminality on the High Street fuels feelings of "powerlessness" - a force that's proving potent in UK politics.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
To make vitamin K more potent, the team synthesized 12 hybrid vitamin K homologs.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Gouzer said he sees parallels between Banksy and Jean-Michel Basquiat, who also came to fame as a street artist with politically potent imagery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Its breath was so potent, so toxic, and it swirled up my nose to make me gag.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing potent
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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