BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 30, 2014, Verizon's Powerful Answers Award ended its three month call for submissions, but not before securing more than 1870 submissions from 78 countries. 

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Smart, innovative ideas came from all over the world, making the search for the world's most powerful answers a truly global initiative.  Here is a snapshot of the hotbeds of innovation.

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