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Discover LudwigThe phrase "had power" is correct and commonly used in written English
It is usually used in the past tense to indicate that someone or something possessed or wielded authority or control. Example: "The king had power over his subjects, but he ruled with kindness and fairness."
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Nobody had power.
"Because no one had power".
"We felt it had power," he said.
You had power and we didn't.
Collectively, they had power.
He had power, man.
I had power.
"The knowledge had power.
We had power.
But they had power, too.
"They had power in 1965.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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