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Recent Examples of sea power
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.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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
This partnership is a geopolitical and technical win for both sides, and yet another sign that uncrewed maritime systems are becoming central to modern sea power.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025
In Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, the United States and its coalition allies unleashed massive land, air, and sea power.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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
This partnership is a geopolitical and technical win for both sides, and yet another sign that uncrewed maritime systems are becoming central to modern sea power.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025
In Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, the United States and its coalition allies unleashed massive land, air, and sea power.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea power
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At the time of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, $1 traded for 32,000 rials.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Those attacks began after President Trump, in his first term in office, unilaterally withdrew from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Dec. 2025
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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
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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
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Washington’s neutrality safeguarded our nation’s first quarter-millennium, enabling our ascent to superpower status and the preservation of liberty at home.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The China-Global South Project noted that Wang will likely frame Beijing as a stable, rule-abiding partner, one which recently announced zero-tariff market access for a raft of African nations — a sharp contrast with its superpower rival.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20power. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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