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superpower

[soo-per-pau-er] / ˈsu pərˌpaʊ ər /


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I’ve been told that everyone has a superpower.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was a visual affair designed to project a new phase of managed competition between a prevailing superpower and a rising one — a message that Washington and Beijing are ultimately capable of responsible leadership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

New Great British Bake Off presenter Nigella Lawson is also on the front page alongside a chocolate cake, as she says "eating is my superpower."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“I felt like someone with a superpower and didn’t know where to put it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The superpower conflict seemed to take a sudden, more ominous turn: a kind of calculated standoff, in which "winning" now depended on guessing correctly at the enemy's strength and intentions.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Learning how to fall and pretending you have superpowers can’t cancel out physics.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The U.S. and China agreed on Sunday to a low-tariff regime for some $60 billion worth of products deemed non-sensitive, as the two superpowers seek more stability in their relationship, Risk Journal reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Xi Jinping, president of China, issued a call from the White House on Thursday that artificial intelligence remain “under human control” as the world’s two superpowers race for technological supremacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Such gifts are a small but meaningful element of the larger aim of Xi and Trump's three-day summit – forging personal relationships between heads of two global superpowers.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

I guess I got so accustomed to seeing him, I didn’t really think about his foggy eyes or if he had superpowers.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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