sphere of influence
noun phrase
: a territorial area within which the political influence or the interests of one nation are held to be more or less paramount
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This article documents the current disparities and offers three simple yet powerful actions a leader can take to enhance inclusion for everyone in their sphere of influence.
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Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Rather, Chinese officials see Washington’s strategy as an imposition on Australia, Japan, South Korea, and others that, in Beijing’s view, belong in China’s rightful sphere of influence.
—David Santoro, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2025
Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Given this decades-long enmity, Israeli leaders viewed Assad’s ouster as a strategic windfall and are racing to take advantage of his removal by establishing buffer zones and informal spheres of influence in southern Syria.
—David Makovsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
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Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Rather, Chinese officials see Washington’s strategy as an imposition on Australia, Japan, South Korea, and others that, in Beijing’s view, belong in China’s rightful sphere of influence.
—David Santoro, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2025
Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Given this decades-long enmity, Israeli leaders viewed Assad’s ouster as a strategic windfall and are racing to take advantage of his removal by establishing buffer zones and informal spheres of influence in southern Syria.
—David Makovsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
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“Sphere of influence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sphere%20of%20influence. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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