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as in countries
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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as in nationalities
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions
an international organization dedicated to upholding the basic human rights of people from all nations
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Recent Examples of nations
The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
This money is largely coming from Gulf nations, which have invested $59 billion in Egypt Since 2021, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The economics of access to orbit could shift dramatically, allowing smaller nations, private companies, and universities to participate in projects once limited to government agencies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
In both nations, anger prevails for the injustices of those calling themselves saviors.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump’s swipe at ‘weak’ leaders highlights the shifting global influence of Western nations.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Across the board, nations with higher income are more familiar with AI than those in less wealthy economies.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Carter had to make a hurried Middle East trip – including a speech to the Knesset – before the two nations formally signed a treaty some six months hence.
—Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
This money is largely coming from Gulf nations, which have invested $59 billion in Egypt Since 2021, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The economics of access to orbit could shift dramatically, allowing smaller nations, private companies, and universities to participate in projects once limited to government agencies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
In both nations, anger prevails for the injustices of those calling themselves saviors.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump’s swipe at ‘weak’ leaders highlights the shifting global influence of Western nations.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Across the board, nations with higher income are more familiar with AI than those in less wealthy economies.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Carter had to make a hurried Middle East trip – including a speech to the Knesset – before the two nations formally signed a treaty some six months hence.
—Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nations
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Both countries claimed higher death tolls than their neighbor acknowledged.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kassim-Lakha, who is driving the group’s venture capital efforts, said the company, which employs more than 16,000 people across eight countries in the Middle East, is looking beyond its traditional retail and distribution model to direct brand ownership and development.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The festival, which started in Little Rock in 1984, has evolved beyond Greek food to include recipes and dishes from Palestine, Armenia, India and more of the nationalities represented at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, the festival's host and one of its main sponsors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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In 11 editions, Next Step has welcomed 97 filmmakers of 39 different nationalities.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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That later became the foundational precedent for centuries of papal claims to secular authority over the papal states of the Romagna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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And this new era will not be authored by states alone.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The crowd — a mix of young people, couples, LGBTQ+ followers and fans from diverse ethnicities — seemingly knew every lyric as Uchis’ velvety voice floated effortlessly through her bilingual anthems.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Studies that compare genetic variation between pairs of siblings have been able to better control for socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as parenting practices and ethnicities; in these studies, the direct effects of DNA on IQ look even smaller, still with no hint of a biological mechanism.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The civil rights groups defending the law argue the requirement to create districts that give racial minorities a reasonable chance to elect their preferred candidate already takes into account current conditions.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Italian Americans are mainly Roman Catholic, with minorities practicing other Christian denominations and faiths.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Economic impact The Big Sugar Gravel and Little Sugar Mountain Bike races together brought 7,200 visitor trips to Northwest Arkansas in 2024, according to a study published by Daniel Larson of the University of Oklahoma Department of Health and Exercise Science.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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The film was very much an authorized project, with director Joseph Kosinski and his crew filming at several races and F1’s (and its corporate sponsors’) branding visible throughout the film.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Nations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nations. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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