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an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpowers
The Disney+ show about a struggling actor with actual superpowers who struggles to land a role in a superhero movie is as much of a Hollywood satire as a comic book adaptation.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
The footage shows Kara’s superpowers kicking in for the first time.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The Pentagon on Monday added some of China’s biggest companies to a blacklist of firms accused of aiding Beijing’s military, a move likely to stir tensions between the superpowers.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Be aware of the superpowers of your employees—not only collectively but also individually.
—Matthew Warren, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Luckily, one of her superpowers is persistence.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Piggybacking off that point, Rassi said agility and culture are the superpowers of indie brands.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Narrowing the trade imbalance between the world’s two superpowers would require politically difficult domestic reforms in both countries.
—Neil Shearing, Time, 20 May 2026
But qubits, despite their superpowers, are incredibly fragile and require isolation from the outside world.
—Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
The footage shows Kara’s superpowers kicking in for the first time.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The Pentagon on Monday added some of China’s biggest companies to a blacklist of firms accused of aiding Beijing’s military, a move likely to stir tensions between the superpowers.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Be aware of the superpowers of your employees—not only collectively but also individually.
—Matthew Warren, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Luckily, one of her superpowers is persistence.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Piggybacking off that point, Rassi said agility and culture are the superpowers of indie brands.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Narrowing the trade imbalance between the world’s two superpowers would require politically difficult domestic reforms in both countries.
—Neil Shearing, Time, 20 May 2026
But qubits, despite their superpowers, are incredibly fragile and require isolation from the outside world.
—Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpowers
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The move means the rest of the AI industry will be forced to take heed of the authority asserted by Lutnick, and BIS can invoke other powers if the specific provisions used against Anthropic are contested.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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In an attempt to regain her powers, Lucia accidentally summons a cosmic entity known as Altair.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Policies of the current federal administration and in certain states have imperiled our global leadership and prospects for the next generations of aspiring scholars of science with the potential for significant damage to our nation’s public health and biomedical and industrial leadership.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi built commercial empires by transcending the game.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The museum is dedicated to the 1853–56 Crimean War, the notoriously brutal conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance that included the Ottoman, French, and British empires.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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At first glance, this theory may seem most applicable to tribes, kingdoms, or nations.—
Judah Taub,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Set in 2093, the film follows young filmmaker Kuve (Abraham Joseph) who travels to the remote village of Umata to document the aftermath of a devastating war that outlawed post-2040s technology and brought ancient kingdoms back to life.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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