world power
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of world power
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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While Kushner’s approach to world affairs is remarkably similar to Kissinger’s, the older man’s worldview was shaped by his ideology and academic understanding of world power dynamics.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Xi has drawn one lesson from the Soviet Union’s collapse above all: Moscow’s economy was too narrow—dependent on a handful of industries such as steel, energy and weapons—to sustain a world power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
It's also about Germany's ability to become the confident, world power that many of its allies want it to be.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
His Majesty’s Surge has “nicked” a spot on this week’s list to give an update on the Merry Land of Britain, an ancestral world power.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
But during that time Egypt declined as a world power.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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