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

But the Qin’s imperial blueprint—uniform laws, consistent weights and measurements, a centralized bureaucracy, and early focus on expansionism to ward off “barbarians” in the north—provided the scaffolding for the Han’s greatness.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

His expansionism, bluster and repression have produced quantifiable results.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

He believed it to be slanted toward American sensibilities, downplaying both anti-Semitism and German expansionism.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James