expansionism

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VE Day was a joint Allied triumph over Nazi Germany; over hatred, dictatorship, the Third Reich's territorial expansionism and heinous crimes against humanity.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

New Caledonia is central to Macron’s Indo-Pacific strategy and France’s ability to counter China’s expansionism in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2024

Shinzo Abe was born in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 1954, to a family deeply involved in Japan’s postwar politics and carrying the burden of connections to the former imperial rule and its militaristic expansionism.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

India’s government has believed it will retain good relations with the United States because of its role as a potentially crucial check on Chinese expansionism.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

Many thinkers view the economic expansionism of our time, together with the vigorous technology which it fosters and is fostered by, as the only means toward this end.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.