world power
noun
: a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions
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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, reached in 2015 between Iran and world powers including the United States, was designed to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 June 2026
After years of negotiations, Iran and six world powers in 2015 agreed to a deal that limited Iran’s nuclear threat in return for lighter sanctions.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
For starters, Kentucky is a powerhouse program in a different sport (basketball) much in the same way that the United States dominates other sports while being woefully behind the other world powers in soccer.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
But this would likely set up a match out of the gate against a world power like Portugal, Germany or France.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 June 2026
After years of negotiations, Iran and six world powers in 2015 agreed to a deal that limited Iran’s nuclear threat in return for lighter sanctions.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
For starters, Kentucky is a powerhouse program in a different sport (basketball) much in the same way that the United States dominates other sports while being woefully behind the other world powers in soccer.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
But this would likely set up a match out of the gate against a world power like Portugal, Germany or France.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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