world power
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Xi has drawn one lesson from the Soviet Union’s collapse above all: Moscow’s economy was too narrow—dependent on a handful of industries such as steel, energy and weapons—to sustain a world power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Salami had boasted of Iran's military capabilities, at one point declaring that the country was "on the verge of becoming a world power".
From BBC • Jun. 13, 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
“I think Nigeria could become a world power if we start to do things properly and invest more in women’s football … like so many other nations need to be doing as well.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 6, 2023
Never before or since has Holland been the world power it was ’ We even know what gifts they brought the Court.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
