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pow

[pau] / paʊ /


NOUN
political prisoner
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NOUN
prisoner of war
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Bella Aguirre sat on a stool at Sticky Rice’s counter, finishing her meal of pad kra pow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025

It will be followed by a public luncheon at the fairgrounds in Window Rock, a gospel celebration, a song and dance, a comedy show, a pow wow and an inaugural ball.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

"Toy soldiers, all that jazz. Even now I'm like, 'pow, pow, pow,' on the tour bus."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2022

Certain arrivals deserve leisurely appreciation, dishes including pork pow, slightly chewy Chinese steamed buns filled with juicy crumbled pork and lit with habanero sauce.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022

So I went to his gym, and every day I bounced around, pow pow pow, light as air on my feet, and then, boom! a hook you never saw coming.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez


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