hegemony

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Audubon used the study of birds to bring some substantial portion of the natural world under the hegemony of American science and enlightenment — and then he cooked and ate them.

From Washington Post

The most sinister reminders of Moscow’s former hegemony — concrete bunkers housing nuclear warheads — have mostly been swallowed up the by the forest near Brzeznica-Kolonia, a village 19 miles south of town.

From New York Times

"Competition for technological hegemony, energy issues and climate crises are casting more uncertainties on business activity day by day," Yoon said.

From Reuters

“It’s about how international relations will continue to be shaped through the establishment of a sound consensus on the basis of balance of interests, or through aggressive and volatile advancement of Washington’s hegemony.”

From Seattle Times

At the same time, Chinese state media has railed against the “perils” and “abuse” of American hegemony and criticized the United States on human rights, racism and gun violence.

From New York Times