superpower
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China's emergence this century as an economic and military superpower has also seen its space capabilities accelerate rapidly, and it now has a stated aim of landing an astronaut on the Moon by around 2030.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
"We are heroes... We stood up to the world superpower," said the 53-year-old.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
It could be the sign of some hidden immunological superpower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping had hoped next month’s summit with President Trump would cement China’s status as a peer superpower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The superpower conflict seemed to take a sudden, more ominous turn: a kind of calculated standoff, in which "winning" now depended on guessing correctly at the enemy's strength and intentions.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing superpower
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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