potent
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If the festival’s plan works, it could be a new, emblematic Westside event for L.A.’s most influential promoter, and a potent reason to rediscover a beachside city with a music lore all its own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas roughly 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
For all the brutal methods they use to raise John, the most potent observations in this hour of “Lanterns” are tender.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Believe it or not, water vapor is actually the most potent and efficient greenhouse gas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
So potent was an opinion already decided, making authority prevail unsupported by reason.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing potent
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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