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had powered

  • past perfect
    of power.
    power
    noun
    ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.

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Many of the same tech companies had powered the indexes to records this year, a grim reminder of the market’s dependence on a thinning group of top performers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

That has helped to derail a momentum trade that had powered many of the Russell 2000’s top-performing constituents in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025

They had powered past Scotland 40-8 in the quarter-finals, having beaten the United States, Samoa and Australia to win Pool A.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

For a time, Silla severed its relations with the Tang, forgoing a critical resource that had powered its survival for centuries.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

In the lane nearest to him, California had powered back out in front, rowing beautifully.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown