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imperialism

noun as in expansionism

noun as in manifest destiny

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The only person who can turn down the proverbial temperature on this issue is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who should know all the bad that American imperialism has wrought on Latin America.

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Maduro has repeatedly denied the accusations, and for his part accuses the US of imperialism and worsening the country's economic crisis through sanctions.

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“When Latin American and Caribbean partners hear that, they think that’s the return of imperialism, of U.S. military intervention. It might actually push countries further into China’s hands.”

It means crushing intruders and destroying the virus of Russian imperialism that has destabilized the world for a generation.

It asserted that “for most Americans” the war against Japan was a “war of vengeance,” but “for most Japanese, it was a war to defend their unique culture against Western imperialism.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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