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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a powerful but" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a contrasting idea or exception to a statement about something being powerful.
Example: "The new engine is a powerful but complex piece of machinery that requires careful handling."
Alternatives: "a strong yet" or "an impactful yet".
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These blessed strikes showed clearly that this arrogant power, America, rests on a powerful but precarious economy, which rapidly crumbled.
Furthermore, the processor requires much less power and can execute a simple instruction much faster than a powerful but inherently complex instruction.
A powerful but fragile female character.
Meeting her was a powerful but surreal experience.
"Notifications are a powerful, but hard medium," she adds.
This is a powerful, but cumbersome tool to study the sensor performance providing trustworthy results.
Watching "Political Advertisement" in its entirety is a powerful but disorienting experience.
As Pomboy writes, "The U.S. economy is in the grips of a powerful but silent undertow".
Musicians, meanwhile, need NanoStudio ($15), a powerful but intuitive recording app.
She has never played against Stephens, who like herself is a powerful but consistent baseliner.
In 1854 he gained a powerful but exacting patron in the art critic John Ruskin.
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