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Recent Examples of great power
When neither great power embraces free trade, the rest of the world will simply go elsewhere.
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice — compete with each other for favour, or to combine to create a third path with impact.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The logic of power politics or great power rivalry is further diminishing the appetite of major powers for peacemaking.
—Galip Dalay, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice — compete with each other for favour, or to combine to create a third path with impact.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The logic of power politics or great power rivalry is further diminishing the appetite of major powers for peacemaking.
—Galip Dalay, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
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To military experts, Trump’s fleet would be hopelessly unsuited to strategic and tactical threats that are already faced by American sea power and likely to become more dangerous by the time the vessels could be deployed.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China's rapidly growing sea power and expanding maritime activity in the region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Even before that, Iran restricted agency inspections since Trump’s decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw the U.S. from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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French President Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to become a true world power, in both economic and military terms, and reduce its dependency on the US.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Global superpower China also has stepped in, sending an envoy to the Middle East.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2026
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All of these tiny, essential superpowers rely on soil micropores to breathe in and out.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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