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Recent Examples of great power
But brushfire conflicts involving one or another of the great powers smolder on.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024
The stunning collapse of Syria's Assad regime has sent tremors throughout the Middle East and wider world, launching a new chapter in a great power struggle that has shaped the region for decades.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
But remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
Hegseth's deep ideological commitment to extremist Christian nationalism, if put in a position of great power and authority, would pose a serious threat to the right to religious freedom enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024
The stunning collapse of Syria's Assad regime has sent tremors throughout the Middle East and wider world, launching a new chapter in a great power struggle that has shaped the region for decades.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
But remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
Hegseth's deep ideological commitment to extremist Christian nationalism, if put in a position of great power and authority, would pose a serious threat to the right to religious freedom enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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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,
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
Noun
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Major world powers and the United Nations have failed to take meaningful action, allowing the violation of international law to go unchecked.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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This nation cannot remain a world power and a robust model democracy without a broad sense of ownership in our military.—
Lonnie Groot,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2025
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Nine percent of the latter end up with unpleasant conditions—these people are called Jokers—while 1 percent develop superpowers and are known as Aces.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Jan. 2025
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In the divisional round, a super-talented Bills team with so much promise eventually yielded the way to the final four to another AFC superpower.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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