Adjective
The murders attracted nationwide attention.
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What’s in the bill: The bill, which saw bipartisan support, would require the social media app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell off the immensely popular app within six months or face a nationwide ban.—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban.—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 In the spring of 2014, the Pac-12 presidents approved a series of major reforms and took the package to their peers in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC for nationwide ratification.—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 With concern growing among U.S. leaders about TikTok’s effect on national security — and influence on millions of young people — the U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would lead to a nationwide ban if owner ByteDance Ltd. does not sell its stake.—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Social scene: The number of fine dining restaurants and bars/pubs in the area on TripAdvisor, the proportion of fine dining restaurants and bars/pubs five stars or above, as well as average nationwide Google searches per month.—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 The popular nationwide gas station will take 40 cents off Arizonan's receipts as the Fuel Day sale returns to metro Phoenix.—The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024 The nationwide protests in 2019 drew people of all faiths who said the law undermines India’s foundation as a secular nation.—Sheikh Saaliq, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024 The industry’s critics counter that nationwide figures mask clustering in particular regions — and within regions, in particular cities, or even neighborhoods.—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
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The areas are scattered nationwide but concentrated along most of coastal Florida, the Mid-Atlantic region between New Jersey and Washington, DC, and the Gulf Coast of Texas, especially in Houston.—Amy Green, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024 The affected products were sold at Best Buy stores nationwide and online from November 2021 through November 2023.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024 Starting on March 17, Target is rolling out express self-checkout with limits of 10 items or fewer at most of their nearly 2,000 stores nationwide, the company announced Thursday.—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024 Arizona Republic Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024 Cases then virtually disappeared nationwide amid the restrictions imposed during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a record low 13 cases reported in 2020.—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024 While her videos only reached a few local customers, King noticed aspiring flower farmers nationwide reaching out for tips.—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024 The 10 counties nationwide that saw the most significant drops in rent last February were all in states with population booms but with robust housing construction in recent years: Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Texas.—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that former President Donald Trump will remain on Colorado’s primary ballot — and ballots nationwide — after the state and others moved to bar him.—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
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