hegemony
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Every few years, some geopolitical friction sends commentators racing to declare the end of dollar hegemony and the collapse of the petrodollar.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Gorsuch, Neil M. T. “Overcoming a hegemony of ideas,” Columbia Spectator, Feb. 25, 1987.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
That hegemony was the result of the settlement that followed the Greco-Persian wars, which ended with Persia’s defeat at Plataea in 479 B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Among the young, "hegemony" has slipped into everyday speech, shorthand for India's long shadow over Bangladesh.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
The first period of hegemony was that of Chavin, which from about 700 b.c. to the dawn of the Christian era controlled the central coast of Peru and the adjacent mountains.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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