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  • 1powerful*/*/*/ — [ˈpaʊəf(ə)l] adj 1) able to influence or control what people do or think Ant: weak We live in a society where the media are extremely powerful.[/ex] a powerful argument in favour of gun control[/ex] 2) with a lot of physical strength or force a… …

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  • 2powerful — adjective 1 IMPORTANT a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people s actions: The president is the most powerful man in America and probably the world. | a powerful consortium of European… …

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  • 3powerful — pow|er|ful W2 [ˈpauəfəl US ˈpaur ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(important)¦ 2¦(speech/film etc)¦ 3¦(feeling/effect)¦ 4¦(machine/weapon etc)¦ 5¦(physically strong)¦ 6¦(a lot of force)¦ 7¦(medicine)¦ 8¦(team/army etc)¦ 9¦(quality)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 4Explosion — For other meanings of explosion , explode and similar, see Explosion (disambiguation). Detonation of explosives …

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  • 5explosion — noun 1 sudden loud bursting/exploding ADJECTIVE ▪ almighty (esp. BrE), big, deafening, enormous, great, huge, large, loud, major, massive …

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  • 6powerful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ▪ make sb/sth ADVERB …

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  • 7Dust explosion — A dust explosion is the fast combustion of dust particles suspended in the air in an enclosed location. Coal dust explosions are a frequent hazard in underground coal mines, but dust explosions can occur where any powdered combustible material is …

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  • 8Edison, New Jersey natural gas explosion — The Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion and Fire occurred in Edison, New Jersey on March 23, 1994 where a 36 diameter natural gas pipeline broke and exploded into flames next to the Durham Woods apartment complex …

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  • 9La Coubre explosion — NOTOC .Fact|date=February 2007At the instant of the explosion, Che Guevara was in a meeting in the INRA building. After hearing the blast and seeing the debris cloud from a window overlooking the port area, he drove to the scene and spent the… …

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  • 10Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation natural gas pipeline explosion and fire — The Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion and Fire occurred in Edison, New Jersey on March 23, 1994 where a 36 diameter natural gas pipeline broke and exploded into flames next to the Durham Woods apartment complex …

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