powerlessness
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"Everything should have led you to resign," she added, pointing to the government's "powerlessness".
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
That tension between omnipotence and powerlessness is captured in a word: adolescence.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
“There’s this sense of powerlessness, of not being the captain of your own ship,” said their daughter Beatrix Zilinskas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Soutra Gilmour’s set consists of a vast tunnel that dwarfs the characters, apt for a play that emphasizes the powerlessness of Didi and Gogo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
Sometimes such an experience bound one person to another; just as often the shame of one’s powerlessness made all witnesses into enemies.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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