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Discover LudwigThe phrase "possessing a power" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when describing someone or something that has control, influence, or a specific ability.
Example: "The ancient artifact was said to be possessing a power that could alter the course of history."
Alternatives: "holding a power" or "having a power."
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His words belong to the ages, possessing a power and prophecy unmatched in our time.
"For possessing a power no other man could ever hope to achieve: the ability to pull off purple jean shorts".
Yet, I wondered along with President Obama, "What does Dr. King's dream mean today?" His words "possessing a power and prophecy unmatched in our time," the president said, "gave mighty voice to the quiet hopes of millions".
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PICTURES, as has been known for thousands of years, can possess a power that mere words struggle to match.
Its performances as sensitizers in solar cells were measured, and possessed a power conversion efficiency of 4.80%.
While Williams does possess a power running style, he is also a good receiver out of the backfield, and has enough speed to get outside on end runs.
That the place did indeed possess a power to enchant is illustrated by the fact that Disraeli acknowledged Coningsby to have been "conceived and partly executed amidst the glades and galleries of Deepdene".
Or do I simply imagine that these shadows possess a power, that their rage survives without the help of the picture frames, this abominably accurate march of twenty-four pictures a second, twenty-seven metres a minute" (Bergman, Persona).
They also possess a power play that has been irrepressible at home, scoring 9 of their 13 home playoff goals and converting at a league-best 37.5 percent on home ice.
These Orphic ceremonies possessed a power of lustration so strong that they assured to the celebrant an entrance into a new state, where he was one with the gods.
Malala possesses a power, and the desire to share it with all the world's people.
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