expansionism

Example Sentences

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The view from Eastern Europe, on Nato's front line, gives a much sharper perspective on issues around Russian expansionism, Catlyn says.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

New Caledonia is central to Macron’s Indo-Pacific strategy and France’s ability to counter China’s expansionism in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2024

India’s government has believed it will retain good relations with the United States because of its role as a potentially crucial check on Chinese expansionism.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

Likewise, as noted above in the section on the New Kingdom, military expansionism did not preclude Egypt’s membership in a “brotherhood” of other states during the Bronze Age.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

He believed it to be slanted toward American sensibilities, downplaying both anti-Semitism and German expansionism.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James