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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.
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Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
According to one version, troops would be posted away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants and backed by Western air and sea power.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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
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Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
According to one version, troops would be posted away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants and backed by Western air and sea power.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea power
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In 2015, Iran and several world powers, including the United States, signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) limiting Iran's civilian nuclear program to peaceful purposes in exchange for lifting economic sanctions imposed on the country.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 July 2025
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Iran likely would not have been able to breach its nonproliferation obligations — as reported by the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency — had Trump not trashed the pact that President Obama and other world powers, including Russia, made with Iran to limit its nuclear program.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Yet, with great power comes great responsibility.—
Chidambaram Bhat,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The great power contest today seems to be between who will lead an increasingly autocratic world, and China is moving into the lead.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20power. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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