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Modeled on the tragedy at Chappaquiddick Island—where Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Edward Kennedy died under similar circumstances—Oates’ book shows how great power can beget violence.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
But with great power comes great potential for harm.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
In fact, this notion had existed even before America became a great power.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Several regional nations have recently become key targets in a great power competition between the US and China for greater control of the continent’s resources.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
But with great power comes great potential for harm.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
In fact, this notion had existed even before America became a great power.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Several regional nations have recently become key targets in a great power competition between the US and China for greater control of the continent’s resources.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
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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
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But some historians have argued that this glossed a scheme to provide a bastion for British sea power in the eastern seas.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Guardian Council barred former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose administration struck the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world powers, from election for the Assembly of Experts in March 2024.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 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
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That aspiration was a kind of geopolitical superpower that no missile silo could replicate.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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But the loudest calls for an Open Division weren’t about showcasing superpowers.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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