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Recent Examples of great power
To explain just how improbable demands great power and responsibility.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association holds great power in Sacramento.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
The person who has no inborn sense of aidos, who can neither sense nor respect the force fields surrounding the great powers, is in danger.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Chung balanced a lot of interesting applications like self-driving vehicles with the idea that great power comes with great responsibility.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association holds great power in Sacramento.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
The person who has no inborn sense of aidos, who can neither sense nor respect the force fields surrounding the great powers, is in danger.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Chung balanced a lot of interesting applications like self-driving vehicles with the idea that great power comes with great responsibility.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
Noun
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China's shipbuilding capacity also increasingly extends to sea power.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Japan and South Korea—both treaty allies of the United States in Northeast Asia—received new warships to bolster their sea power amid North Korea's ongoing naval modernization.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Ukraine rejects these terms as tantamount to capitulation, and is seeking guarantees of its future security from world powers, especially the United States.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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His administration’s push on Iran to give up its nuclear program came after the U.S. and other world powers in 2015 reached a long-term, comprehensive nuclear agreement that limited Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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In today's environment, preventing burnout is a leadership superpower.—
Laurie Shakur,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Now, European soccer is joining America’s superpower sports in attempting to host fixtures beyond its native shores.—
Patrick Sung,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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