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Absent that shift, America’s decline as a world power is likely to accelerate, with great damage done both here and abroad.
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William Hartung, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Fortunate Sons chronicles this extraordinary journey, weaving together the dramas of the boys’ personal lives with the tale of a nation’s endeavor to become a world power.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 July 2024
For a time, the trial with its deliberative character and its varying verdicts was a source of American pride and a pledge that America was a different, more just, world power.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Lebanon, Hezbollah and Iran As president, Trump jettisoned the landmark Iran nuclear deal, signed in 2015 by President Obama and five other world powers.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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William Hartung, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Fortunate Sons chronicles this extraordinary journey, weaving together the dramas of the boys’ personal lives with the tale of a nation’s endeavor to become a world power.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 July 2024
For a time, the trial with its deliberative character and its varying verdicts was a source of American pride and a pledge that America was a different, more just, world power.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Lebanon, Hezbollah and Iran As president, Trump jettisoned the landmark Iran nuclear deal, signed in 2015 by President Obama and five other world powers.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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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, 3 Oct. 2024
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However, with great power comes great responsibility.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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And the United States is a great power [but] sometimes makes mistakes.Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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In any event, though again, this aspect of performance is up to OEM configuration somewhat, performance on battery power is indeed one of this Snapdragon X laptop’s superpowers.Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The world wants to know: What kind of superpower will America be in the years to come?New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20power. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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