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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For some countries, particularly those caught in Moscow’s sphere of influence, the threat from Russia feels more tangible.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The data from the suite of three telescopes designed to study cosmic rays was integral in the Voyager science team's determination that Voyager 1 had exited the heliosphere, the sun's sphere of influence at the edge of the solar system.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Trump has acceded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that Ukraine be locked out of NATO and Russia granted a sphere of influence.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Just like those of us in the journalism community and anyone else in his vast sphere of influence.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The data from the suite of three telescopes designed to study cosmic rays was integral in the Voyager science team's determination that Voyager 1 had exited the heliosphere, the sun's sphere of influence at the edge of the solar system.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Trump has acceded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that Ukraine be locked out of NATO and Russia granted a sphere of influence.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Just like those of us in the journalism community and anyone else in his vast sphere of influence.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Sphere of influence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sphere%20of%20influence. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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