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powerhouse

[pau-er-haus] / ˈpaʊ ərˌhaʊs /




















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The negotiations follow months of rising tensions between the 27-nation EU and the Asian powerhouse that risk escalating into a full-blown trade war.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Heading into his senior year at Vandegrift High School—a powerhouse in Austin, Texas—Mestemaker was sure the starting job he’d spent three long years waiting for would finally be his.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy welcomed the development, calling it "a huge vote of confidence in the UK as a global creative powerhouse" and "a signal of just how strong our creative sectors really are".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

What happened next would transform USC into a college football powerhouse and Carroll into the face of a modern dynasty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

In the center of that display hangs a portrait of powerhouse abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The deal welds two legacy Hollywood powerhouses, uniting franchises like Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, into an entertainment behemoth named Skydance.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Mitochondria are often described as the powerhouses of the cell because they produce much of the energy our bodies need to grow, move, repair tissues, and carry out everyday functions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

S&P Global’s latest purchasing manager indexes on Thursday reiterated that narrative, showing sharp growth in overseas demand for tech-export powerhouses Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, those two retail powerhouses are competing in other ways.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

How many mill towns saw their mills close; how many shoe towns saw the shoe industry move elsewhere; how many towns that were once textile powerhouses now buy all their linens from China?

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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