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Recent Examples of world power After years of negotiations, Iran and six world powers in 2015 agreed to a deal that limited Iran’s nuclear threat in return for lighter sanctions. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 But this would likely set up a match out of the gate against a world power like Portugal, Germany or France. — Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 Washington’s willingness to weaponize its technological dominance is pushing world powers to advance their efforts toward digital independence. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 June 2026 China has beefed up and modernized its missile arsenal at a blistering speed, part of its broader plan to make its armed forces a dominant world power, complete with a cache of hundreds of nuclear weapons. — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for world 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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While promoters and venues wield great power over concert tours, experts say an artist of Sheeran’s magnitude generally has the final say about what happens concerning the shows.

— Tassanee Vejpongsa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
While promoters and venues wield great power over concert tours, experts say an artist of Sheeran's magnitude generally has the final say about what happens concerning the shows.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

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There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
And in retrospect, that’s practically this show’s superpower as a repertory pick.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

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