hegemony
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But it also signaled a dangerous, misplaced confidence in unaided human reason. Through a series of arrogant miscalculations, Athens’ mostly peaceful, decadeslong hegemony would end.
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
It’s a potent reminder of Western European hegemony.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
She said she had enjoyed some of the newer spaces even more because they were "creating new ways to experience nightlife" outside what she called "the hegemony of the big Berlin clubs".
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
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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