power set
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of power set
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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In almost half of such occasions, hospitals, especially large ones with market power, set their cash prices lower than their median negotiated prices for insurers.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
Her gravity-defying moves, coupled with her tremendous speed and power, set her apart from everyone else — by miles.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for his play “Glengarry Glen Ross” about male power set in the cut-throat world of real estate.
From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2018
Margolyes lived in Los Angeles for 16 years and, like Mengers, she's a voluble storyteller of bad behavior among Hollywood’s power set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2014
"You got your small fire all right" Startled, Ralph realized that the boys were falling still and silent, feeling the beginnings of awe at the power set free below them.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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