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Recent Examples of hegemony American hegemony could continue for another century or two; what is clear is that the current moment is critical and pivotal for the superpower. Steven Desmyter, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 So, is democracy on the ropes in the aftermath of post-Cold War American hegemony? Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 May 2025 The President’s ironclad hegemony had become a pathetic circus of blunders until the IMF deal, threatening to prove campaign predictions of amateurism and incapacity to govern true, just as the campaign for the midterm elections gets under way. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 But if recognized and redirected, these forces could form the foundation of a more focused and sustainable strategy; one that sheds the overreach of liberal hegemony without surrendering the core strengths of a liberal order. Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hegemony
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Noun
  • Will the domination over the Carolina Hurricanes remain?
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
  • Augustine was concerned about the human lust for domination, and how leaders and institutions needed to work to put boundaries on unchecked power.
    Ruth Graham, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Reliance on China China’s dominance in the global drug supply chain is part and parcel of its position as the world’s factory.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • In the future, another language – or no language at all – might rise to dominance.
    Nicholas Green, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • In recent years, Beijing and Washington have been vying for supremacy in AI technology that could confer the winner advantages in economic productivity, scientific breakthroughs and national security.
    Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
  • This truce thus provides not only temporary economic relief but also a moment of clarity, spotlighting the relentless drive of both superpowers toward long-term technological supremacy.
    Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The next generation of Kardashians will soon enough inherit the dynasty’s now quieter cultural dominion, despite the media’s relentless transmutation, because the family has become powerful enough to run on autopilot.
    M. J. Corey, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
  • The region was once home to the Samnites, an ancient Italic warrior people that fought the Romans for dominion before Rome became an empire.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to seize control of the country and remove its sovereignty in an imperial war of aggression.
    Shane Croucher John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • Today, the insurgency has weakened, but an external threat looms larger and larger: steady Chinese encroachment on Philippine maritime rights and sovereignty, primarily in the South China Sea.
    ELY RATNER, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025

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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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