clout
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Cook developed personal relationships with President Trump and China’s president Xi Jinping, using Apple’s economic clout to avoid major concessions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
However, the iPhone maker has plenty of chip-buying clout.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It's even been labelled "performative camping" - where you make your pitch as fancy as possible and film it for social media clout.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The Scottish government has some tax and welfare powers that it can use to help ease the burden but the UK government has far greater financial clout.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Their wealth is washing over the upper reaches of society as it did a century ago, bringing cultural and political clout as they take up positions on museum boards and organize presidential campaign fund-raising dinners.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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