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Recent Examples of great power
And as with all dedicated servers, with great power comes great financial responsibility.
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
The White House budget chief’s reported 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, 24 Feb. 2026
With great power tensions rising in the real world, there has never been a better time for audiences to watch these films — if only to remind themselves of why peace is preferable to conflict.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
This was the Steam Age; the admixture of fire and water was known to hold great power.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
The White House budget chief’s reported 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, 24 Feb. 2026
With great power tensions rising in the real world, there has never been a better time for audiences to watch these films — if only to remind themselves of why peace is preferable to conflict.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
This was the Steam Age; the admixture of fire and water was known to hold great power.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 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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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
Noun
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Cuba would not accept to become a vassal state or a dependent state from any other country or any other superpower.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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For a quiet, uncoordinated kid, there was nothing cooler than a hero whose superpower was his imagination.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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