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Recent Examples of great power
Bam would have been a great power forward in my time.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The great power of the movie, beyond the passionate specifics of its romantic dramas, is in the distillation of an enormous vision of historical unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
The book covers many useful correctives to the dominant narratives on U.S.-China relations and the value of great power competition in the crafting of U.S. defense and foreign policies.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But Trump's message came with undertones of the great power politics that have marked the early days of his second administration.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The great power of the movie, beyond the passionate specifics of its romantic dramas, is in the distillation of an enormous vision of historical unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
The book covers many useful correctives to the dominant narratives on U.S.-China relations and the value of great power competition in the crafting of U.S. defense and foreign policies.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But Trump's message came with undertones of the great power politics that have marked the early days of his second administration.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
Noun
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More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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According to one version, troops would be posted away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants and backed by Western air and sea power.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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However, such talks have made no progress since Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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However, such talks have made no progress since Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.—
Jon Gambrell and Amir Vahdat,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Nations would undoubtedly argue that advancing AI for their nation is needed to keep their country on par with the global community, perhaps even to stand out as a geo-economic and political superpower, see my coverage at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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That’s allowing China to portray itself as the most reliable superpower, diplomats here say.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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