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The letter, signed by Republican Rep. John Moolenaar, who chairs the committee, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the panel’s top Democrat, highlights the growing scrutiny on Hong Kong in the escalating great power rivalry between the US and China.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
The Framers of the Constitution were clearly concerned about maintaining a legislative check on executive authority and the possibility of putting truly terrible individuals in positions of great power and influence.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
Many fans view Swift, who is surely one of the most influential celebrities on the planet, as the bearer of great power and responsibility, and expect the singer to be more politically outspoken.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Both great powers and smaller states know by now that the best way to deal with Trump is to shower him with pomp and circumstance, abstain from fact-checking him in public, make flashy but token concessions, and remain secure that by and large their core interests will be preserved.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
The Framers of the Constitution were clearly concerned about maintaining a legislative check on executive authority and the possibility of putting truly terrible individuals in positions of great power and influence.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
Many fans view Swift, who is surely one of the most influential celebrities on the planet, as the bearer of great power and responsibility, and expect the singer to be more politically outspoken.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Both great powers and smaller states know by now that the best way to deal with Trump is to shower him with pomp and circumstance, abstain from fact-checking him in public, make flashy but token concessions, and remain secure that by and large their core interests will be preserved.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
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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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Next year could see a new degree of reckoning in this space as the IT trade itself and international governments start to look at real world power usage and consumption.Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lebanon's top officials have expressed support for one and said that world powers need to do more to restrain Israel.Maya Gebeily and James Mackenzie, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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They are thought of as the missiles which could level entire cities and threaten major global superpowers.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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For those who remain unfamiliar, Extraordinary is set in an alternate-universe London where every person spontaneously develops a superpower at around the age of 18.Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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