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hegemony

[hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee] / hɪˈdʒɛm ə ni, ˈhɛdʒ əˌmoʊ ni /


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The next, he is reflecting on the ideas of theorist Stuart Hall and the ways individuals can resist hegemony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Much of the narrative surrounding the dollar last year focused on predictions of de-dollarization, an end to its hegemony in currency markets and the expectations of central banks’ reserves diversification.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

Every few years, some geopolitical friction sends commentators racing to declare the end of dollar hegemony and the collapse of the petrodollar.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

While both governments oppose what they view as "Western hegemony", their approaches to this can diverge.

From BBC ● May 18, 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

I am not among the man’s harshest critics, in part because I believe that all tech-company hegemonies are destined to decline, sooner or later.

From Time ● Aug. 23, 2013

But these days I encounter more and more Americans who’ve unshackled themselves from outdated cultural hegemonies.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2013

When Wessex and Mercia have worked their way to the rival hegemonies," says Canon Stubbs, "Sussex and Essex do not cease to be numbered among the kingdoms, until their royal houses are extinct.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen

Books iii. to vii., the Hellenica proper, cover the period from 401 to 362, and give the histories of the Spartan and Theban hegemonies down to the death of Epaminondas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

There would be no more talk of honour and annexations, hegemonies and trade routes, but only Europe lamenting for her dead....

From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


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