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The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.
Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.
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Revealing the continued potency of the issue, Reagan’s campaign was inundated with letters begging him to abrogate the treaties and maintain American power abroad should he be elected.
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Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Runs beyond the defensive line are crucial to a team’s attacking potency, particularly in a Premier League that is increasingly physically demanding.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The team’s dreadful opening to the league has overshadowed the potency of Garcia, who ranks fifth in the conference in scoring (18.6 points per game) and minutes (34.0) and 12th in rebounding (7.3).
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
This is an issue because as gaming hardware improves in graphical potency, the requirements to fulfill that increase logarithmically.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Runs beyond the defensive line are crucial to a team’s attacking potency, particularly in a Premier League that is increasingly physically demanding.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The team’s dreadful opening to the league has overshadowed the potency of Garcia, who ranks fifth in the conference in scoring (18.6 points per game) and minutes (34.0) and 12th in rebounding (7.3).
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
This is an issue because as gaming hardware improves in graphical potency, the requirements to fulfill that increase logarithmically.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potency. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē 
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent
vitamins of high potency
especially
: power to bring about a certain result
Medical Definition
potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent: as
a
: chemical or medicinal strength or efficacy
a drug's potency
b
: the ability to copulate
—usually used of the male
c
: initial inherent capacity for development of a particular kind
cells with a potency for eye formation
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