Definition of nationwide
:extending throughout a nation
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The murders attracted nationwide attention.
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Through the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out a nationwide request for swiftwater rescue teams to respond to the devastation.
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The volunteer rate declined nationwide by 0.4 percent between September 2014 and 2015 to just under 25 percent, according to a finding in a supplemental study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ruthig got funding for the project through a grant from Feed a Bee, a nationwide effort Saturday sponsored by Bayer to plant and restore forage areas for pollinators.
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Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage nationwide.
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Taziki's plans to roll out the new design at its 76 other locations nationwide starting this year, and the Liberty Park location will be the first in the Birmingham metro area to get the new look, Richards said.
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And the problem, directly related to anxiety, is getting worse—right as nationwide anxiety levels have spiked, largely thanks to the political climate.
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Instead of hiding, Mr Schwarzenegger is in the thick of a nationwide campaign against gerrymandering—when parties draw electoral districts to give their side an unfair advantage.
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About two-thirds of pupils score as well or better in a nationwide maths test than demography would predict.
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First Known Use of nationwide
1891
Recent Examples of nationwide from the Web
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According to Pew Research Center, interest in traditional organized religions has declined nationwide, with 70.6 percent of people identifying as a member of a Christian religion compared to 78.4 percent in 2007.
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For all of the prestige the streaming service has rapidly accrued, its audience is still subscriber-based and thus much smaller than ABC’s nationwide reach.
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Since the chaos in Charlottesville, which saw white supremacists and neo-Nazis marching in the city clash with counterprotesters, authorities nationwide have in some cases hurried to take down monuments to avoid firestorms in their cities.
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The removal of confederate statues nationwide continues to take place.
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Apparently, the surge in donations has been observed nationwide—to the point where some employees noted that there was at least one piece of clothing bearing the First Daughter's name in each rack.
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And by February of 1963, Lilly was the one being featured in magazines; the popularity of her clothes, which by that point were being sold in boutiques nationwide, had warranted her a Life spread of her own.
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All of the colors are available today exclusively at The Home Depot stores nationwide.
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After hitting a high of more than $49 billion in 2006, total newspaper ad revenues nationwide fell to $18 billion in 2016.
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First Known Use of nationwide
1971
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