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The 2015 deal, signed by Iran, U.S., and other world powers, created a long-term, comprehensive nuclear agreement that limited Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
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Aamer Madhani, Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2025
Those concerns among world powers and investors will only increase.
—Sara Braun, Fortune, 22 June 2025
When, in his first term, President Donald Trump pulled out of a U.S. nuclear deal with Iran and several world powers, Iran’s currency lost half its value.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 June 2025
After years of negotiations, Iran and six world powers in 2015 agreed to a nuclear deal that limited Iran’s nuclear threat in return for lighter sanctions.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Aamer Madhani, Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2025
Those concerns among world powers and investors will only increase.
—Sara Braun, Fortune, 22 June 2025
When, in his first term, President Donald Trump pulled out of a U.S. nuclear deal with Iran and several world powers, Iran’s currency lost half its value.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 June 2025
After years of negotiations, Iran and six world powers in 2015 agreed to a nuclear deal that limited Iran’s nuclear threat in return for lighter sanctions.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world power
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Japan and South Korea—both treaty allies of the United States in Northeast Asia—received new warships to bolster their sea power amid North Korea's ongoing naval modernization.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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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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Unfortunately, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association holds great power in Sacramento.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
2 July 2025
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The person who has no inborn sense of aidos, who can neither sense nor respect the force fields surrounding the great powers, is in danger.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Set in a retro-futuristic 1960s, the foursome have already begun working as a superhero team after receiving superpowers following a mission to space.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Intuition and superpowers working together: Some of the most powerful ideas of First Steps deal with protecting an innocent child and the power that lies in the next generation.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20power. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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