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Recent Examples of wieldsAsta is the only one in this world without any magical abilities, while Yuno wields exceptional power, but both share a common dream to become the Wizard King.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025 Six are former members of China’s apex Central Military Commission (CMC), the tiny cabal led by Xi who wields the greatest power over the PLA.—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 Trump’s budget director, Russell Vought, wields the scythe.—Lisa Riordan Seville, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2025 Wyeth wields his power to criticize Black cultural production and the use of race as a critical framework for viewing the world instead.—Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 By being the dominant partner in 2Africa, Meta now wields enormous power over the future of communication in many nations.—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025 The definitive ranking of the women at the top of the global business world tells us both who wields power today and who is poised to climb even higher tomorrow.—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 The film takes place in 1954 almost exclusively over the course of one evening at a party thrown by the newly wed Hedda who wields literal and figurative weapons for her own personal amusement and potential financial gain.—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands.—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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