"There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb) Crossword Clue

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"There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
2. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POWERFUL (adjective)
1. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
2. having great influence
POWERFUL (adverb)
1. (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
PROVERB (noun)
1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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46. Heart chart, for short

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Down

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