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pow

[pou] / paʊ /


NOUN
political prisoner
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NOUN
prisoner of war
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His wife, Jenna Dramise, also posted on Instagram, saying “tonight I hope to ride some pow or bikes with you in my dreams.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2023

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

From BBC Sep. 4, 2022

But L.A. can be a weather pinball machine: a thing of beauty in repose, but flip the “on” switch, and pow, bang, ding-ding-ding — weather cacophony, more often than you might realize.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2022

And the first thing that happened, I threw a jab, pow, and my hands were still there.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2021

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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