hegemony

Example Sentences

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He will need time to consolidate his power, as even his bureaucratically agile father took several years to establish his political hegemony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Among the young, "hegemony" has slipped into everyday speech, shorthand for India's long shadow over Bangladesh.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

The hegemony of claw machines has also gone hand in hand with a gradual transformation of urban hangouts.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Butchart opines that the rest of the world is – explicitly or implicitly – opposed to unchallenged U.S. financial hegemony.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

The first period of hegemony was that of Chavin, which from about 700 b.c. to the dawn of the Christian era controlled the central coast of Peru and the adjacent mountains.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann