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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Of course, another often ignored dynamic was that the Carroll territory was the subject of a much larger dispute between two world powers, France and England, and two governments, Maryland, the proprietary colony of Lord Baltimore, and the Iroquois Nation.
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Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
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—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
All four candidates have vowed to revive the flagging economy, beset by mismanagement, state corruption and sanctions re-imposed since 2018, after the United States ditched Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with six world powers.
—Fox News, 28 June 2024
The economy is beset by mismanagement, state corruption and sanctions reimposed since 2018 after the U.S. ditched Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with six world powers.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
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Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
Advertisement The 20-year-old’s high-flying vault and huge difficulty on rings and floor symbolize a recent trend in U.S. men’s gymnastics to push for bigger skills to compete with world powers Japan and China.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
All four candidates have vowed to revive the flagging economy, beset by mismanagement, state corruption and sanctions re-imposed since 2018, after the United States ditched Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with six world powers.
—Fox News, 28 June 2024
The economy is beset by mismanagement, state corruption and sanctions reimposed since 2018 after the U.S. ditched Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with six world powers.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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