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Now, with publication of former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson's memoir, it's even clearer how wrong the powerful were and how much they have to apologize for.

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  1. adjective Having or capable of exerting power.
  2. adjective Effective or potent: a powerful drug.
  3. adjective Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. Great: "[Everybody had] a powerful lot to say about faith and good works and free grace and preforeordestination, and I don't know what all” (Mark Twain).
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  • No journalist believes that serving the powerful is a primary part of his or her calling.
  • I agreed to an early retirement A sudden thought struck her If you're that powerful-- powerful enough to force Conrad's retirement ;what do you need with this ranch? —  HUSBAND WANTED
  • Adventure Creator isn't all-powerful, that is to say, it does have its limitations. —  UGO.com - UnderGroundOnline
  • But the threat to the Republic posed by lawlessness among the powerful is at least equally grave. —  Consortiumnews.com
  • This sentence just goes to show you that the powerful are above what we average Americans can hope for. —  AN ANGRY DAKOTA DEMOCRAT
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/ˈpaʊərfəl/
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