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Hegemony: (Noun) Preponderant influence or authority over others (social, cultural, economic, or ideologic).
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In a world increasingly dominated by the Google/Apple/Facebook/Amazon hegemony, we hear a lot about the threat to privacy.
New York Times Jan 7, 2018
Few entrants appear willing to break the hegemony of English lyrics, which account for 25 of the 39 entries.
BBC May 25, 2010
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Cheat sheet for using to and from and the en dash
| ✔ USE | × AVOID |
| From 300 to 400 or between 300 and 400 | From 300–400; between 300 to 400 |
| From 2019 to 2021 | From 2019–2021 |
| His 2020–2022 attendance (use en dash) | |
| He attended from 2020 to 2022 | He attended from 2020–2022 |
| From 2020 to 2022 | Between 2020 and 2022 |
| A snowfall of 8 to 10 inches | A snowfall of from 8 to 10 inches |
From The Elephants of Style by Bill Walsh.
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