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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.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Most world powers say settlement expansion has eroded the viability of a two-state solution by fragmenting Palestinian territory.
—USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The past offers plenty of examples of world powers falling out with erstwhile alliance partners or seeking new ones.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
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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.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Most world powers say settlement expansion has eroded the viability of a two-state solution by fragmenting Palestinian territory.
—USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The past offers plenty of examples of world powers falling out with erstwhile alliance partners or seeking new ones.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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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
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In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice — compete with each other for favour, or to combine to create a third path with impact.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Washington’s neutrality safeguarded our nation’s first quarter-millennium, enabling our ascent to superpower status and the preservation of liberty at home.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The China-Global South Project noted that Wang will likely frame Beijing as a stable, rule-abiding partner, one which recently announced zero-tariff market access for a raft of African nations — a sharp contrast with its superpower rival.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20power. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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