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world power

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Recent Examples of world power After years of negotiations, Iran and six world powers in 2015 agreed to a deal that limited Iran’s nuclear threat in return for lighter sanctions. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 But this would likely set up a match out of the gate against a world power like Portugal, Germany or France. — Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 Washington’s willingness to weaponize its technological dominance is pushing world powers to advance their efforts toward digital independence. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 June 2026 The courts must block this third-world power play. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for world power

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George Washington knew his forces could not win the American Revolutionary War without some measure of sea power.

— Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

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Maybe not surprisingly, Peralta has been throwing his changeup progressively harder over the last three starts, perhaps to mimic these great power changeups of the past.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
And this state-level political group is granted great power to do so, as MIDA can levy taxes for projects while bypassing local or county laws.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

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