preponderant

Example Sentences

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With India, Australia and Japan, the U.S. must also maintain preponderant military power in the Indo-Pacific to convince Chinese leaders that they cannot accomplish their objectives through threats or the use of force.

From Los Angeles Times

“No one can really have a regulation or a preponderant voice over other actors in terms of internet governance,” she said.

From Reuters

When it came to the U.S., the preponderant view—that Donald Trump would not let them into the country—did not seem to slow anyone down.

From The New Yorker

In Britain, England was always the preponderant partner.

From Economist

“Because the constitutional decree itself recognized that there are certain obligations that are imposed on the preponderant economic agent, which will expire once there are conditions of real competition in the market,” it said.

From Reuters