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In 2017, four regional rivals implemented a land and air blockade of Qatar, citing comments by its emir praising Iran as a great power.
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Modeled on the tragedy at Chappaquiddick Island—where Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Edward Kennedy died under similar circumstances—Oates’ book shows how great power can beget violence.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
But with great power comes great potential for harm.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
In fact, this notion had existed even before America became a great power.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Modeled on the tragedy at Chappaquiddick Island—where Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Edward Kennedy died under similar circumstances—Oates’ book shows how great power can beget violence.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
But with great power comes great potential for harm.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
In fact, this notion had existed even before America became a great power.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
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Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow in sea power at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said mine-clearing and creating a warning system for maritime threats were more likely roles for the coalition than warships escorting commercial tankers though the strait.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But some historians have argued that this glossed a scheme to provide a bastion for British sea power in the eastern seas.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sánchez, during his meeting with Xi, praised China as the only major world power that could end the war in Iran and other conflicts such as in Ukraine.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to several interviews and contemporaneous records, Brockman offered a counterproposal: OpenAI could enrich itself by playing world powers—including China and Russia—against one another, perhaps by starting a bidding war among them.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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In a way, Tim Cook's superpower was always taking the innovation in Cupertino and orchestrating the external forces to bring it to life, through perfecting the supply chain and designing supplier relationships as chief operating officer, and eventually practicing international diplomacy as CEO.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Iranians’ diplomatic superpower is to be able to look around the corner, predict what comes next, and know how to position themselves to take advantage of it.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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