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These efforts reflect how countries across the globe see the Vatican as an important world power.
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Time, 7 May 2025
That could set in motion an effort to snap back United Nations sanctions on Iran via a measure in Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that’s still active until October.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
That Israeli announcement came just before President Donald Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew America from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which greatly limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
That Israeli announcement came just before President Donald Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which greatly limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Time, 7 May 2025
That could set in motion an effort to snap back United Nations sanctions on Iran via a measure in Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that’s still active until October.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
That Israeli announcement came just before President Donald Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew America from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which greatly limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
That Israeli announcement came just before President Donald Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which greatly limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world power
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In Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, the United States and its coalition allies unleashed massive land, air, and sea power.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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While promoting economic diplomacy and moral leadership, the chairmanship faced constraints on influencing the Myanmar coup and South China Sea disputes, reflecting a strategically cautious approach amid great power rivalry and U.S. absence.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Minor niggles aside, this is a great power station to serve as a home backup or off-grid generator.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
5 June 2025
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New Delhi does not want a world in which Washington is perpetually the sole superpower.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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However, their fresh perspective, general enthusiasm and tech fluency can be superpowers that breathe new life into an organization.—
Jill Shedek,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20power. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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