hegemony
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The next, he is reflecting on the ideas of theorist Stuart Hall and the ways individuals can resist hegemony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
"We do not seek hegemony, nor do we seek to dominate others," Lai said in his annual address in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei where thousands of people, including foreign diplomats, were gathered.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Much of the narrative surrounding the dollar last year focused on predictions of de-dollarization, an end to its hegemony in currency markets and the expectations of central banks’ reserves diversification.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
The U.K. grudgingly passed the mantle of Middle East hegemony to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
This hegemony looked likely to continue indefinitely But even without the catastrophe of two world wars, the Austro- German dynasty was coming to an end.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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I am not among the man’s harshest critics, in part because I believe that all tech-company hegemonies are destined to decline, sooner or later.
From Time ● Aug. 23, 2013
But these days I encounter more and more Americans who’ve unshackled themselves from outdated cultural hegemonies.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2013
Europe under the successive spiritual hegemonies of Athens, Rome, and Paris remained the most admirable centre of human development that has ever been.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
Books iii. to vii., the Hellenica proper, cover the period from 401 to 362, and give the histories of the Spartan and Theban hegemonies down to the death of Epaminondas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
The varying confederacies and hegemonies are the nearest approach to anything of the kind.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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