In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FIREPOWER
firepower
(noun) (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firepower (countable and uncountable, plural firepowers)
the capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target
the ability to deliver fire
(sports) the ability to shoot and score goals.
Source: Wiktionary
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12 May 2025
UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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