wield

/wild/ v [T]

Definition

› to have or use power, authority, or influence, or to hold and use a weapon: Under the new city charter, the mayor wields most of the power.

(Definition of wield v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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