multipolar
Americanadjective
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having several or many poles.
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(of nerve cells) having more than two dendrites.
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Origin of multipolar
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“A multipolar geopolitical environment is a boon for capex and investments,” he says, as countries try to increase their resilience to the new paradigm of what he calls, “The Age of Empires”.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 13, 2026
He cited Chinese manufacturers leading in fields like AI and humanoid robots, as well as Brazilian digital payments service PIX and a record number of Polish startups, as evidence of a more multipolar tech world.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Over the years, many multipolar efforts have fallen by the wayside, including the Non-Aligned Movement, the New International Economic Order, the Group of 77 and the World Social Forum.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2025
Markets will watch for efforts to give the yuan a bigger role on the global stage after China’s central bank chief laid out a vision of a more multipolar monetary system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
When we pass next to multipolar cells, we have the following explanations.
From The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 by Calderwood, Henry
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