as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Russia has been set back decades, no longer a global superpower or even a significant economic force.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
This rich cream is packed with squalane, hyaluronic acid, and beeswax to intensely hydrate and nourish very dry skin, but moisturizing is not its only superpower.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Their intuition is their superpower, giving them an eerie sense of knowing what’s to come before anyone else does.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Freya, 17, said Payne’s superpower was keeping the dream of One Direction alive and the fans together.
—Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
This rich cream is packed with squalane, hyaluronic acid, and beeswax to intensely hydrate and nourish very dry skin, but moisturizing is not its only superpower.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Their intuition is their superpower, giving them an eerie sense of knowing what’s to come before anyone else does.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Freya, 17, said Payne’s superpower was keeping the dream of One Direction alive and the fans together.
—Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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His personal real estate holdings, all in Florida and New York, have almost doubled in value, and his estimated liquid assets have surged thanks to a record-high stock market and five more years of salary and payments from the Trump business empire.Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Zemeckis pointed to how much the Disney empire has changed in the almost four decades since the original film.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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Yet still the power of those who govern benefits some to the detriment of others.Leslie Smith Reeves Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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China is seen as the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia; however, Beijing has territorial disputes in the South China Sea with ASEAN, a 10-nation bloc that includes the Philippines and Vietnam.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Two states — Arizona and Hawaii — don’t change and stay on standard time.ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
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Harris is launching new ads targeting men in battleground states, while Trump will hold a rally today at Madison Square Garden in New York City.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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In the election of 2024, these figures have been some of the most vocal in making the case that this isn’t a normal election cycle, that democracy is at stake.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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For older Democratic women, threats to Democracy tops their list.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The upcoming election is an indicator in how much longer the American republic will last.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Democrats were also disappointed that Walz didn’t seize every opportunity to attack J. D. Vance and Donald Trump as MAGA extremists threatening the republic.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
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The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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From the commemoration of King Rama’s return to his kingdom after defeating Ravana to the reverence of Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance and prosperity, various sects of Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism commune in ceremony.Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Poverty Stoplight Network is a new way to address poverty elimination, honed over four decades of work from Fundación Paraguaya which was founded in 1985 in Paraguay during a military dictatorship with the objective of ending political, social, and economic discrimination.Rhett Power, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Her robust defense of the dictatorship strikes many Argentines as exaggerated.Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
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Nonetheless, Chain Saw would end up being banned in several countries, including the U.K.Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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His efforts have been challenged by weak consumer sentiment in countries including the US and China.Owen Tripp, Fortune Europe, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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