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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

Ahedo’s cone-shaped adobe rooms appeared to have fared fairly well, but Otis blew out windows and the solar panels that had powered his business and turned his pool an uninviting green.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Mr Edwards said his comedian friend had powered him "through laughter" during their journey.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

When Ulbrickson learned the details, particularly the fact that Ebright had replaced even Dick Burnley, the enormous stroke who had powered Cal to victory over his boys in Poughkeepsie, he could only have been stunned.

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