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great power

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Recent Examples of great power Republicans and Democrats alike talked about investing great power in the president. — New York Times, 9 June 2026 The South Caucasus rarely commands attention until war breaks out, pipelines are threatened, or a great power expands its footprint. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 With great power comes great responsibility, and great responsibility sounds exhausting! — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 By contrast, the leaders of the United States, both Democrats and Republicans, have not worked out an equally comprehensive long-term strategy for managing the return of China as a great power. — Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for great power

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George Washington knew his forces could not win the American Revolutionary War without some measure of sea power.

— Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

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With his new superpowers, Rider battles numerous villains in space, including the Skrulls, who have appeared in recent MCU titles including Secret Invasion and 2019’s Captain Marvel.

— Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
An international cast fueled a show that featured people gifted with superpowers around the world that had a mysteriously ominous connection.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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