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The murders attracted nationwide attention.
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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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The Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement, an organization that analyzes best practices for philanthropic giving, has more than 2,000 members nationwide.
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According to the most recent statistics from the Department of Education, the six-year graduation rate for private, for-profit schools is just 23 percent nationwide.
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Since the nationwide protests in 2014 over police shootings and abuse, the commission has been seeking yet more fundamental change.
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The Nutmeg State Games are a part of a nationwide network of state games, all recognized by the National Congress of State Games.
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Rallies and marches will be taking place throughout the country, including a nationwide Impeachment March on July 2.
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While homicide rates nationwide and in Kansas City have both gone down since the 1990s, Kansas City lags behind.
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A major nationwide phone-sex purveyor, Tele Pay USA, was hit with a class-action lawsuit in federal court this week for allegedly cheating its contract workers out of compensation.
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First Known Use of nationwide
1891
First Known Use of nationwide
1971
NATIONWIDE Defined for English Language Learners
nationwide
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: including or involving all parts of a nation or country
NATIONWIDE Defined for Kids
nationwide
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: extending throughout an entire country They experienced a nationwide drought.
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