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You need to believe that you can wield control over your choices and resist outside forces that try to influence you.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

“The hammer has become bigger, so they can wield it much more.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Parties like Reform and Restore will be very aware of the potential power that activists like Thomas and Robinson can now wield with their large social media followings.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s fair to note that large public corporations can wield considerable political influence on their own behalf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Now that the number of soldiers has multiplied, they wield more power and the chief’s role has been reduced to that of a manager.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Paramount will also face restrictions on how it wields clout during negotiations for distribution of its basic cable TV channels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the popular imagination, a Viking is tall, broad-shouldered man who wields a sword, and might have a modern haircut like a skin fade or lots of tattoos.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Investors are worried about the chipmaker’s risk exposure as it wields its balance sheet to bolster demand for its AI chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The network’s legal department now clearly wields a veto over its newsroom and primetime opinion stars.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Who wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Effective altruism and its fears that AI could wipe out humanity have wielded big influence at Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

In Malta, home to 70,000 offshore companies and the headquarters of some of the world’s largest gambling groups, she wielded her pen against ministers and businessmen.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

For someone who never held political office — a 1999 bid for San Francisco mayor was a notable flop — Reilly wielded considerable influence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

All this shapeshifting gives few clues about what Butler has been pursuing all these years, aside from power itself, which he has apparently wielded in the person of Gabbard.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Her voice was as wooden as the pointer she wielded.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

John was taught that Green Lanterns must be fearless beings capable of focusing and wielding their will.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Half a century later, Jiang is still the reason the Communist Party recoils at any hint of a leader’s spouse wielding power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Agency” is wielding power and autonomy in choosing how to live; “belonging” is forging social ties with others; and “cause” is serving a higher purpose.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

That would be the choice of David Ellison, Paramount’s boss, pure and simple, which makes it more likely that he’s wielding the relocation option for leverage in settlement talks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Attention. We have been robbed by an aboatia, a girl wielding a sword purchased from Amazon, a rogue Queen Mother, and a young man with terrible fashion sense,” Tano’s voice sounds over the intercoms.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer