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Recent Examples of great power
But with great power comes great potential for harm.
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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
Putin’s expansionism is the latest iteration of Moscow’s longstanding foreign policy objectives, centered on pushing out frontiers to more defensible positions and reaffirming Russia’s status as a great power.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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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
Putin’s expansionism is the latest iteration of Moscow’s longstanding foreign policy objectives, centered on pushing out frontiers to more defensible positions and reaffirming Russia’s status as a great power.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
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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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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
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
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While some other creatures, most notably salamanders and starfish, can regenerate entire limbs, mammals don’t have this evolutionary superpower.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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Finding the mysticism in pedestrian life requires artful transfiguration, which is Moales’ lyrical superpower.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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