sea power

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Recent Examples of sea power The proposal supported by the United Kingdom and France would see fewer than 30,000 European troops on the ground in Ukraine — away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants — backed by Western air and sea power. Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 Myler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024 In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives. Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022 Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire. Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sea power
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Noun
  • Indeed, Iran has made compromises under political and sanctions pressure in the past, such as during the Obama-era nuclear talks that resulted in Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
    Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
  • The push by the Trump administration to persuade Tehran 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.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • While promoting economic diplomacy and moral leadership, the chairmanship faced constraints on influencing the Myanmar coup and South China Sea disputes, reflecting a strategically cautious approach amid great power rivalry and U.S. absence.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Minor niggles aside, this is a great power station to serve as a home backup or off-grid generator.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 June 2025

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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20power. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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