as in powerhouses
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
he was the proverbial bootstrapper, having worked his way up from the mail room to the corner office
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powerhouses
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Meanwhile, companies are creating powerhouses not previously seen in health care, by racking up smaller purchases that aren’t expensive enough to trigger federal review.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025 -
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are powerhouses in exporting baseball talent to the major leagues.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Bootstrappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootstrappers. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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