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powerhouse

[pou-er-hous] / ˈpaʊ ərˌhaʊs /




















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They’re the best team in the AL, overcoming their low payroll to emerge as a powerhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

But as a junior, one of Luke’s best games came against Mount Carmel High out of Chicago, a perennial powerhouse in the state of Illinois.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Internationally, Ukraine hardly has the reputation of a winemaking powerhouse.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Regardless of ranking, the kingdom is a crude-exporting powerhouse and now sees its export capacity severely curtailed.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

International economists often describe South Korea as the single most impressive example of what free markets, democratic government, and elbow grease can do to transform a small agrarian backwater into a global powerhouse.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Hong Kong is "less relevant for China's national tech ambitions" than mainland powerhouses like Shenzhen, said Gary Ng, a senior economist at Natixis.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

BMO and Sun Life join other Canadian corporate powerhouses this week to pledge cash aimed at accelerating economic development amid cross-border trade turbulence.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Quebec and Ontario provinces in eastern Canada, the country's economic powerhouses, are especially expected to feel the pinch, they said.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Arsenal want to be one of the global powerhouses in world football.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

They knew that to get anywhere, they needed to work with the powerhouses in the city who held the keys to jobs, housing, and social services.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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