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world power

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as in sea power

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Recent Examples of world power But somewhere along the amicable journey toward a more independent Greenland actively involved in its own defense and security, a warming world with its increasingly accessible Arctic resources and declining sea ice caught the attention of nearly all world powers, great and small. —

Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026 Amid the economic and social changes caused by decolonization, Britain struggled to redefine its place as world power without the credentials of a global empire. —

Time, 16 Oct. 2025 The model is South Korea, which within a few decades managed to build domestically a strong production sector and then emerged from an unknown country to a film, series and music world power. —

Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 The war in Gaza between Israel and Palestine continues to cause global tensions and provoke further questions about diplomacy and the roles of world powers in the conflict. —

Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for world power

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To military experts, Trump’s fleet would be hopelessly unsuited to strategic and tactical threats that are already faced by American sea power and likely to become more dangerous by the time the vessels could be deployed.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China's rapidly growing sea power and expanding maritime activity in the region.

— Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025