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as in state
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
the American people became one nation when they adopted the Constitution in 1789
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Recent Examples of nation
Overreliance on mineral imports to fill and maintain the vault — particularly from unstable nations — poses real risks.
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John Adams, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Canada is an officially bilingual nation, and Prime Minister Mark Carney had said the English-only message showed a lack of compassion and judgment.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Kuwait, like many Gulf nations, rely on desalination for their water supply and attacks on such plants are stoking fears across the region.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Until recently, our nation did as well.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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John Adams, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Canada is an officially bilingual nation, and Prime Minister Mark Carney had said the English-only message showed a lack of compassion and judgment.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Kuwait, like many Gulf nations, rely on desalination for their water supply and attacks on such plants are stoking fears across the region.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Until recently, our nation did as well.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nation
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Last week, the state legislature’s Joint Budget Committee proposed cutting funding to the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation, part of a host of cost-saving measures lawmakers are taking to address Colorado’s massive budget deficit.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Just last week, during the No Kings rally at the Boston Common, Campbell directly asked state residents to utilize the portal in order for her office to carry out prosecutions of federal agents.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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British men Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old of dual British-Pakistani nationality, all from east London, were charged Friday with arson and being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Debris fell in the city’s Ajban area, with 12 people of foreign nationality sustaining injuries including one Nepali national suffering a major injury.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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That decade started with the 1973 oil embargo by Arab countries who were members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, and ended with the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which many attribute to helping end Jimmy Carter's presidency.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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And both reckon with the extent to which historical ignorance and the calculated distortion of the past threaten the foundation on which our country was built.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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While Heinrich ponders the misfiring neurons in the brain of a mass shooter, Jack’s pursuit of Mink—a character whose skin color and ambiguous ethnicity Jack remarks on repeatedly—leads him directly into the urban teeth of the War on Drugs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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By ethnicity, Asians topped with total annual contributions of $7,936, followed by White people with $7,605.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Boone and Henderson counties are among the cheapest places to buy gas in the commonwealth.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hayes stressed in his statement to the Washington Examiner that taxes from skill games could raise significant revenue for the commonwealth and small business owners.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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That's a typical Jewish-American experience in my generation and a few other generations for minority people that are funny.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Curls of the 5th District emphasize that sales of liquor in minority communities has long been an issue.—
Eric Adler
March 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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There is a priority placed on prevention and providing services to children and families within the home environment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Unlike Superman, Kara was not raised by a loving human family or taught how to be a hero but is later forced to follow in her younger cousin's footsteps and become a hero.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Last year, New York's Zohran Mamdani won his mayoral race after appearing on Piker's stream.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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For kids there will be the Avo 500 race, Fun Zone and Best Dressed Avocado Contest.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Nation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nation. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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