as in international
relating to or involving two or more nations
climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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Recent Examples of transnational
Law enforcement officials alleged Wedding, who competed for Team Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, was the ringleader of a transnational drug trafficking operation that shipped approximately 60 tons of cocaine a year from Colombia through Mexico, California, and Canada.
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Forbestv, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors there indicted Venezuelan nationals accused of participating in organized robberies, kidnappings, extortion schemes and firearms offenses tied to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Authorities have arrested 36 people for their role in the transnational organization and the treasury department has sanctioned 19 people, including Wedding, according to Davis.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Most Wanted List, ending a multiyear search for the 44-year-old accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation.
—Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Forbestv, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors there indicted Venezuelan nationals accused of participating in organized robberies, kidnappings, extortion schemes and firearms offenses tied to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Authorities have arrested 36 people for their role in the transnational organization and the treasury department has sanctioned 19 people, including Wedding, according to Davis.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Most Wanted List, ending a multiyear search for the 44-year-old accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation.
—Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transnational
international
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Khelif did not compete in an international boxing tournament in the Netherlands last summer after failing to register in time before the applications closed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The weeklong trip may be one of only a few international trips Vance makes this year.—
MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transnational. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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