powerful nation
Example Sentences
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“The capital of the most powerful nation on earth appears to be without a vital, fully functioning newspaper to cover it,” columnist Peggy Noonan lamented in the Wall Street Journal.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
On the one hand, America’s is a story of greatness: The U.S. is the wealthiest and most powerful nation on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“It will be one night where the people who are in the highest offices in the most powerful nation in the world will honor hip-hop music and one of its daughters.”
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
“We’re the wealthiest, most powerful powerful nation on Earth. And we have over 300 million Americans. We have responsibility to the Americans. We have a responsibility to the rest of the world.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
In Salinas we were aware that the United States was the greatest and most powerful nation in the world.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
