as in citizens
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of nationals
Citing national security concerns, foreign nationals were abruptly banned access to the systems last month—so Anthropic took them both down.
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Anthropic suspended its most capable models last month after the government ordered the company to curtail access for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Special counsel Robert Mueller ended up charging 34 Russian nationals, but found no collusion between them and the president’s campaign staffers.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Moroccan nationals made up 13% of applicants, followed by Venezuelans at 11% and Peruvians at 9%, the government said.
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Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The 40-year-old is the co-founder and executive director of Haitian Support Center, a nonprofit that provides a range of services to Haitian nationals and refugees, including legal assistance.
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Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
2 July 2026
The Venezuelan nationals were ultimately released to their home country from CECOT in a prisoner swap last July.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Members of the European Parliament voted 418 to 218 Wednesday with 30 abstentions to approve the Return Regulation, a measure designed to speed up the removal of third-country nationals who are staying illegally in the European Union.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Ghana also facilitated a flight for about 300 nationals, who authorities said were mostly in South Africa illegally.
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Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Anthropic suspended its most capable models last month after the government ordered the company to curtail access for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Special counsel Robert Mueller ended up charging 34 Russian nationals, but found no collusion between them and the president’s campaign staffers.
—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Moroccan nationals made up 13% of applicants, followed by Venezuelans at 11% and Peruvians at 9%, the government said.
—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The 40-year-old is the co-founder and executive director of Haitian Support Center, a nonprofit that provides a range of services to Haitian nationals and refugees, including legal assistance.
—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
2 July 2026
The Venezuelan nationals were ultimately released to their home country from CECOT in a prisoner swap last July.
—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Members of the European Parliament voted 418 to 218 Wednesday with 30 abstentions to approve the Return Regulation, a measure designed to speed up the removal of third-country nationals who are staying illegally in the European Union.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Ghana also facilitated a flight for about 300 nationals, who authorities said were mostly in South Africa illegally.
—
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
Noun
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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But Trump responded by urging Congress to adopt through legislation the restrictions against allowing the children of temporary visitors or undocumented immigrants become citizens.
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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