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

It's also about Germany's ability to become the confident, world power that many of its allies want it to be.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 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

Overall, most Asians surveyed said they had no desire to return to their ancestral countries and 53% said the U.S. will be the dominant world power over the next 10 years.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

The Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, America’s emergence as a world power, the Second World War, and continuing turmoil in the Middle East all have their roots in the First World War.

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