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power

[pou-er] / ˈpaʊ ər /




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“I’ve started rebuilding, and apparently there won’t be underground power lines for me to connect with in time when my house will be done,” wrote Gail Murphy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

But he is also a skeptic of preemption when neither Congress nor the Constitution has explicitly stripped away some traditional power from the state.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

It is increasingly at the centre of global power.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The documents date from 2016 and involve the court’s 5-4 decision to stay the Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, designed to force power plants to lower their carbon emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Then: “Sorry. I have to go before she cuts power to the entire city.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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