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标题：America is mighty—but becoming less dominant

Ahead of its 250th birthday, an empirical look shows the world’s leading country no longer stands so far apart

正文：Discussions of American power are prone to hyperbole. In his first inauguration speech, in 2017, Donald Trump lamented “American carnage”.In his second, in 2025, he declared that “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth.” Americans themselves are gloomy about their country’s role on the global stage. Six in ten now think that, by 2050, their country will be “less important in the world”than today. But has America’s global power actually been in decline? And what is the nature of American strength? Economically,militarily and technologically, the country is richer, stronger and cleverer than ever. However,we find that, by the numbers, its dominance appears to be eroding—with decisions being made now that may bulk up some forms of power and starve others.

知识点：prone to hyperbole /prəʊn tuː haɪˈpɜːbəli/（英） /proʊn tuː haɪˈpɜːrbəli/（美）
形容词短语 本义为 “易于出现夸张表述；有夸大其词的倾向”，时政评论语境核心义
为 动辄流于极端渲染、惯于夸大叙事，指针对国家实力、国际局势的讨论常脱离客观数据，走向片面的拔高或唱衰，带有情绪化表达的特征（本文指围绕美国全球影响力的讨论往往容易陷入夸张化的表述，缺乏理性中立的判断）
・When it comes to great-power competition, public opinion is often prone to hyperbole and lacks rational data support.
谈及大国竞争时，舆论往往容易流于夸张，缺乏理性的数据支撑。
・Many analysts warn that the narrative around the country’s economic downturn is mostly prone to hyperbole.
许多分析师提醒，关于该国经济衰退的叙事大多存在夸大渲染的倾向。

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