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Another lesson to be learned from Iran is that wars at this level, involving a great power and a lower-tier one, can’t always be tidy operations that end when a president is snatched by special forces in the middle of the night.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
His aversion to seeing the deficit widen further on the back of a bigger military bill highlights a phenomenon observed by historian Niall Ferguson, who has said any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The 6-foot-3-inch, 313-pound guard has shown great power throughout his 43 starts.
—Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
But with great power comes great responsibility.
—Ryan Cormier, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
His aversion to seeing the deficit widen further on the back of a bigger military bill highlights a phenomenon observed by historian Niall Ferguson, who has said any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The 6-foot-3-inch, 313-pound guard has shown great power throughout his 43 starts.
—Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
But with great power comes great responsibility.
—Ryan Cormier, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
Noun
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Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow in sea power at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said mine-clearing and creating a warning system for maritime threats were more likely roles for the coalition than warships escorting commercial tankers though the strait.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The courts must block this third-world power play.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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But if the World Cup match, anywhere, involves the likes of Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, or Brazil, Germany, Spain, England or any other world power, the cost will be exorbitant, and met, by maniacal super fans paying the price of passion.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
Noun
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SpaceX is now the global superpower in terms of total rocket launches, with an average of three lift-offs per week in 2025, more than NASA or any other government space agency.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Luckily, one of her superpowers is persistence.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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