world power

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Often called the first modern president, TR expanded the office’s power and influence, wielding his clout to conserve public land, regulate corporations and bolster America’s status as a world power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

But there’s a big exception in which more old-fashioned prejudices about bodily strength and real world power kick in: When the person in question rules through intimidation.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

The other world power which has a stake in South Asia is China.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

His Majesty’s Surge has “nicked” a spot on this week’s list to give an update on the Merry Land of Britain, an ancestral world power.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

Striving to be recognized as a world power as well as a European power, Germany sought to extend its influence in the few remaining areas of the world that were not under European rule.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman