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
For nearly 40 years, Armes has specialized in abductions, missing persons cases, security operations, homicides, and transnational crime.
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The new culture would be one focused on ICE’s core mission—supporting national security by conducting high-value investigations of transnational crime and interior immigration-enforcement action against dangerous criminals.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The executive order also accuses Cuba of providing safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—Forbestv, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The new culture would be one focused on ICE’s core mission—supporting national security by conducting high-value investigations of transnational crime and interior immigration-enforcement action against dangerous criminals.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The executive order also accuses Cuba of providing safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—Forbestv, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transnational
international
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Aghayeva is an international student from Azerbaijan, double majoring in neuroscience and political science, according to the American Association of University Professors.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Then a year later, the HMS Amethyst gets trapped in the middle of an international crisis.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transnational. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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