sphere of influence
noun phrase
: a territorial area within which the political influence or the interests of one nation are held to be more or less paramount
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Ultimately, the end of the Islamic Republic would be a blow to the entire anti-Western ecosystem being built and compromise attempts to build spheres of influence and economic opportunity outside U.S.-led power structures.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
In other words, each iteration of this principle is its own entity, with its own digital brain, its own sphere of influence and its own neural build.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Rather than grow up in an era of competing spheres of influence, our children are better served in a world still shaped by American power.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Spending more of your energy and time on local involvement, making a meaningful impact in your actual sphere of influence, will free you of the crushing weight of the whole world’s problems.
—Anastasia G McAteer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
In other words, each iteration of this principle is its own entity, with its own digital brain, its own sphere of influence and its own neural build.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Rather than grow up in an era of competing spheres of influence, our children are better served in a world still shaped by American power.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Spending more of your energy and time on local involvement, making a meaningful impact in your actual sphere of influence, will free you of the crushing weight of the whole world’s problems.
—Anastasia G McAteer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Sphere of influence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sphere%20of%20influence. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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