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Recent Examples of world power
Sánchez, during his meeting with Xi, praised China as the only major world power that could end the war in Iran and other conflicts such as in Ukraine.
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Jared Gans,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to become a true world power, in both economic and military terms, and reduce its dependency on the US.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 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.
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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.
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Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jared Gans,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to become a true world power, in both economic and military terms, and reduce its dependency on the US.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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.
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Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.
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But after losing a great power source known as the Omegahedron, Kara is sent to Earth to find it.
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Republicans and Democrats alike talked about investing great power in the president.
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But that would make the team’s depth worse, and depth has been an important superpower for Indiana in recent years.
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The world’s leading superpower was outsmarted by Iran, perhaps because Iran’s secretary of defense took his job seriously.
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20power. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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