multinational
adjective
, -ˈna-shə-nᵊl, -ˌtī-\
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foreign, international, transnational
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Up until then, big multinational companies had been forced to hold back from experimenting with cannabidiol, or CBD—a non-psychoactive ingredient of marijuana that’s become trendy for its claimed health benefits. — Shafin Diamond Tejani, Quartz, "What Mark Twain can teach us about the weed industry," 29 June 2019 As part of the multinational naval exercise, the U.S. Navy deployed several Mark 7 Marine Mammal Systems, also known as dolphins, on an exercise designed to locate sea mines. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "U.S. Navy Dolphins Hunt Mines During RIMPAC Exercise," 31 July 2018 The two have called out U.S. multinational companies for moving jobs overseas where labor is cheaper. — Sahil Kapur, Fortune, "Elizabeth Warren's Populist Positions Echo a Certain Republican—Donald Trump," 15 June 2019 That has left multinational companies scrambling to be in compliance. — Yoko Kubota, WSJ, "Booking Holdings CEO: Data-Privacy Compliance Pushes Costs Higher," 14 June 2019 Production of a vast array of electronic components and chemicals, along with the assembly of electronic products, makes the country a cornerstone of the operations of many of the world’s largest multinational companies. — Kate Conger, New York Times, "China Summons Tech Giants to Warn Against Cooperating With Trump Ban," 8 June 2019 The second would ensure that multinational companies pay a minimum level of tax, thereby discouraging them from shifting profits to countries with lower levels of taxation. — Hadas Gold, CNN, "The world is discussing a new tax system. The alternative could be 'chaos'," 7 June 2019 Another big change that affected our larger multinational companies was repatriation. — Chetan Vagholkar, Houston Chronicle, "Tax reform an opportunity for tax professionals," 5 June 2019 Hot Wheels, which is owned by multinational toy company Mattel, can take a full-size vehicle and transform it into a teensy one on store shelves in 12 to 18 months. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "How Mattel Shrinks Cars Into Hot Wheels (Crash Test Included)," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'multinational.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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