expansionism

Example Sentences

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Many Mexicans tend to sympathize with Cuba because of historic concerns about U.S. expansionism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

Later it became standard fare she studied in high school: the engineering feat connecting two oceans, a formative adventure in American expansionism, an early notch on Teddy Roosevelt’s belt.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024

One of the many warring states in this period, the state of Qin, capitalized on these economic and social changes by adopting Legalist reforms to justify an agenda of power and expansionism.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

But, as elsewhere throughout America, the progress is somewhat dwarfed by the population pressures and untrammeled expansionism planning must deal with.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.