sphere of influence
noun phrase
: a territorial area within which the political influence or the interests of one nation are held to be more or less paramount
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Spending more of your energy and time on local involvement, making a meaningful impact in your actual sphere of influence, will free you of the crushing weight of the whole world’s problems.
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Anastasia G McAteer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
His sphere of influence was enormous, but not nearly as significant as his philanthropy.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
While traditional fundraising models exhaust themselves in a linear exchange, Faena Group generates an ever-expanding sphere of influence, where each participant becomes both beneficiary and benefactor.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Ukraine's drift away from Moscow's sphere of influence was halted in November 2013 when Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an association agreement with the European Union.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Anastasia G McAteer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
His sphere of influence was enormous, but not nearly as significant as his philanthropy.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
While traditional fundraising models exhaust themselves in a linear exchange, Faena Group generates an ever-expanding sphere of influence, where each participant becomes both beneficiary and benefactor.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Ukraine's drift away from Moscow's sphere of influence was halted in November 2013 when Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an association agreement with the European Union.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Sphere of influence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sphere%20of%20influence. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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