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Recent Examples of world power
The two men effectively ended the war and set the stage for America’s rise as a world power.
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Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers did limit Tehran's program.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
How the two sides got here A nuclear deal was reached in 2015 between Iran and world powers, including the US.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The two sides came in with deep distrust, given that Mr. Trump walked away from the 2015 accord that Iran had brokered with the United States and other world powers, and then imposed harsh sanctions on Tehran during his first term.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers did limit Tehran's program.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
How the two sides got here A nuclear deal was reached in 2015 between Iran and world powers, including the US.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The two sides came in with deep distrust, given that Mr. Trump walked away from the 2015 accord that Iran had brokered with the United States and other world powers, and then imposed harsh sanctions on Tehran during his first term.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world power
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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.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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Spoiler: Even Superheroes Get Stuck In Spreadsheets With great power comes great responsibility (and a few snags).—
Andrew Siemer,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The Balkan states watched with interest as the other great powers did very little.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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But Claude is an emotional force, and that winds up being his superpower by the end of the first season.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Inexperience is a superpower Northeastern University, May 11 The class of 2025 is entering a daunting job market.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20power. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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