hegemony
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That means "a favourable but durable balance of power in which no state, including China, can impose its hegemony and hold the security or prosperity of our nation and our allies in question", he added.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The U.K. grudgingly passed the mantle of Middle East hegemony to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
While both governments oppose what they view as "Western hegemony", their approaches to this can diverge.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Gorsuch, Neil M. T. “Overcoming a hegemony of ideas,” Columbia Spectator, Feb. 25, 1987.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
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
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