as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
vitamins of high potency that should be taken only in the proper dosage
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Recent Examples of potency
The building has such cultural potency that, for some, it’s become the embodiment of freedom itself.
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Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 18 Nov. 2024
The chlorine and cocoa butter paste is more easily biodegradable and the chlorine’s potency naturally deactivates within 24 hours.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Cann also goes conservative with its potency, only producing drinks that have 5mg of THC.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
While these numbers clearly show that the P3 Ultra is just in a different, smaller class, that reality didn't really stop the new M4 Pro Mac mini from a dominant display of potency.
—PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 18 Nov. 2024
The chlorine and cocoa butter paste is more easily biodegradable and the chlorine’s potency naturally deactivates within 24 hours.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Cann also goes conservative with its potency, only producing drinks that have 5mg of THC.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
While these numbers clearly show that the P3 Ultra is just in a different, smaller class, that reality didn't really stop the new M4 Pro Mac mini from a dominant display of potency.
—PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
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But an earlier showdown over offshore drilling in other waters provided a test of presidential powers, Book explained.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The roughly 30-minute event to confirm Trump’s return to power unfolded as a tidy, solemn ceremony, once again resembling its traditional role as an uncontroversial formality in the presidential transition process.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Over the past few years, the strength of the U.S. economy and the job market have surprised almost everyone.PAUL WISEMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Feelings of despair and hopelessness prevail but there is also a vast amount of strength and a want to do something to help.Dana Feldman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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As a start, Gov. Hochul and the state Legislature should prioritize the NY HEAT Act, a climate and energy affordability bill that nearly passed last year.John Raskin, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ethics reform advocates say a vigorous commission is crucial in a state where politics and the energy industry are intertwined.Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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This is caused by a muscle that runs from the pelvis to the outside of your lower leg being tight and rubbing on the bone on the outside of your hip.Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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This practice activates the diaphragm, which is a muscle that sits between the lungs and the abdomen.Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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Major Southern California reservoirs fed by delta water were near capacity and above historical levels before the fires broke out.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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After the success of Mayer’s museum shows, the gallery and estate linked-up in a sales capacity, ultimately placing pieces in public collections, including MoMA.Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potency. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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