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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While Chinese businesses have flexed their muscle as global manufacturing powerhouses, their ability to prop up the rest of the economy is in doubt.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Both Ajax and Barcelona are also powerhouses in leagues with fewer title rivals.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Bootstrappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootstrappers. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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