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The proposal supported by the United Kingdom and France would see fewer than 30,000 European troops on the ground in Ukraine — away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants — backed by Western air and sea power.
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Myler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Myler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea power
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Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers did limit Tehran's program.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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How the two sides got here A nuclear deal was reached in 2015 between Iran and world powers, including the US.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Other great powers will have their territorial goals and quarrels and this does not normally concern you.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Buffalo Bills: Jacob Bayer, C, Arkansas State A four-year starter and two-time All-Sun Belt center who made stops at Lamar and Arkansas State, Bayer plays with great power and punch in the run game.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20power. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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