world power
noun
: a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions
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Iran is now producing uranium close to weapons-grade levels after the collapse of its nuclear deal with world powers after the Trump administration withdrew.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump withdrew America from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018, setting in motion a series of attacks and incidents across the wider Mideast.
—Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Audrey Hepburn were the era's biggest stars as President Dwight D. Eisenhower coasted easily to two presidential terms with the U.S. as a world power.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Other fears include world powers deploying nuclear weapons, terrorist attacks, biological warfare and not having enough money for the future.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump withdrew America from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018, setting in motion a series of attacks and incidents across the wider Mideast.
—Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Audrey Hepburn were the era's biggest stars as President Dwight D. Eisenhower coasted easily to two presidential terms with the U.S. as a world power.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Other fears include world powers deploying nuclear weapons, terrorist attacks, biological warfare and not having enough money for the future.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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