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relating to or involving two or more nations
multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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Recent Examples of multinational
Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Hong Kong police said in February that a staff member at a multinational firm, later revealed to be the British engineering group Arup, had received a message that claimed to be from the company’s chief financial officer.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
Carnival will join other multinational companies based in the area, including Subway and Burger King.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
In a period where multinational corporations are concerned about reshoring, tariffs and political nationalism, SMEs will be critical source of job creation, innovation and local economic growth.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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In 2018, during his first term, Mr. Trump’s tariffs on China caused many multinational companies to search for alternative locations to manufacture their goods.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Hong Kong police said in February that a staff member at a multinational firm, later revealed to be the British engineering group Arup, had received a message that claimed to be from the company’s chief financial officer.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
Carnival will join other multinational companies based in the area, including Subway and Burger King.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
In a period where multinational corporations are concerned about reshoring, tariffs and political nationalism, SMEs will be critical source of job creation, innovation and local economic growth.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
Adjective
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Nobody said international diplomacy was going to be easy.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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New international frameworks will need to be developed to address these challenges.—
Aaron Shattuck,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The Mexican government accused a business conglomerate belonging to Garcia Luna's family of obtaining 30 public contracts and obtaining funds totaling more than $745 million.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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The Chicago Sun-Times summer reading list was licensed from King Features, owned by magazine conglomerate Hearst.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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All are narrated by Murderbot, who is technically owned by a megacorporation but manages to hack and override its governor module.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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The setting has moved forward as well with new threats on the rise and new megacorporations hiring shadowrunners to put them down.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multinational. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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