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Meanings of possess the power in English

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Usage of possess the power in English
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The Maid is said to possess the power of revealing the future.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2
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I possess the power to heal much that is sickened and distressed.
The Black Unicorn
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The second is that few men possess the power of continuous concentration.
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
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This foolery may do while you possess the power to maintain it.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
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Presidents possess the power to issue pardons for federal crimes, not state crimes.
Reuters
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He must possess the power of forgetting himself in his author.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 / A Magaz...
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What child could possess the power to threaten the mighty Ansara?
Sanctuary
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How does she possess the power to turn grown women into gibbering messes?
The Irish Times
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This they who possess the power of this world cannot do.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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She seemed not to possess the power to move her limbs.
The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea; Or, The Loss of The Lonesome ...
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Every plant that grows seems to possess the power to perpetuate its kind.
Your Plants / Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment o...
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For all his placidity, he seemed to possess the power to infuriate her.
The Swindler and Other Stories
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I'll be just as strong and possess the power of the Archive to boot.
Small favor
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But the man seemed to possess the power of Samson.
The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
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You alone possess the power to become his good angel.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
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It almost appears to possess the power of coherent thought!
A String of Amber Beads
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