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as in countries
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
the American people became one nation when they adopted the Constitution in 1789
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as in nationalities
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions
an international organization dedicated to upholding the basic human rights of people from all nations
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Recent Examples of nations
Before the war, around 20% of the world's crude oil supply, from Persian Gulf nations, was typically carried through the strait by tanker to reach Asia and elsewhere.
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May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Meanwhile, nations have already begun deploying OFPV systems on reservoirs, lakes, as well as offshore waters to avoid competing with agriculture or urban development.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
More than 85% of the oil and natural gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz goes to Asia, and many nations there have had to issue emergency energy rationing mandates.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Major European nations — including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK — have thus far rejected direct military participation in the Iran conflict, showing a willingness to chart a more independent foreign policy.
—Dr. Robert Mogielnicki, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Jerusalem where different peoples and nations lived.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
And if things get confrontational, nuclear power plants may not be the only territorial markers spacefaring nations put down.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
This naïve view tended to overlook the searing violence of the ‘Cold’ War, and the ever-increasing inequality between nations.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
That cost was evident in financial markets on Tuesday, with the interest rate charged on British government bonds up by more than those of comparable nations — that shows that investors are putting a higher price on taking on government debt.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Meanwhile, nations have already begun deploying OFPV systems on reservoirs, lakes, as well as offshore waters to avoid competing with agriculture or urban development.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
More than 85% of the oil and natural gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz goes to Asia, and many nations there have had to issue emergency energy rationing mandates.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Major European nations — including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK — have thus far rejected direct military participation in the Iran conflict, showing a willingness to chart a more independent foreign policy.
—Dr. Robert Mogielnicki, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Jerusalem where different peoples and nations lived.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
And if things get confrontational, nuclear power plants may not be the only territorial markers spacefaring nations put down.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
This naïve view tended to overlook the searing violence of the ‘Cold’ War, and the ever-increasing inequality between nations.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
That cost was evident in financial markets on Tuesday, with the interest rate charged on British government bonds up by more than those of comparable nations — that shows that investors are putting a higher price on taking on government debt.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nations
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Additionally, a study of 39 participant groups in 15 countries showed that people experience the same rhythm differently depending on the culture in which they’ve been immersed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Of the 51 countries that have earned Blue Flag designations this year, only a few are in Asia.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Through the initiative, the brand has collaborated with 21 schools across eight countries, engaging more than 90 students from 15 nationalities and donating 1,000 kilograms of yarns over the past decade.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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The group, formed in 1970 to oppose Vatican II modernizations, has quietly become a parallel church operating globally with 733 priests, 264 seminarians and 50 nationalities despite decades of schism.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Mergers might encourage other states to offer similar programs as a way of funnelling more students into struggling four-year campuses.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The grid of international borders must therefore be ever more militarized, or else the system of states—which is now explicitly a class system, whose functioning depends on mass immobilization—cannot work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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It was confirmed, the hair details cover all nationalities and ethnicities.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Importantly, the 120 faces were equally balanced across ethnicities and genders, with 30 Asian faces, 30 White, 30 Black, and 30 Latinx.—
Ben Ambridge,
JSTOR Daily,
15 May 2026
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Many legal experts see this change as a threat to representation of racial minorities and an incentive for more partisan gerrymandering at all levels of government - including state legislatures, county commissions and school districts.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Section Two of the Voting Rights Act was written to prevent diminishing the voting power of racial minorities by packing them into one district or spreading them out across many districts.—
Sarah Clifton,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Absolute kingdoms of the '90s and early-2000s.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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All kingdoms crumble, though, and after a decade-plus reign, the cupcake was left behind—an aging monarch overthrown by Dominique Ansel’s cronut, and the neophilic nature of social media feeds.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shapiro, one of the nation’s most popular governors, campaigned for Democrats in key House races and has been pushing for Democratic control of the state legislature.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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Instead, the outcomes of several high-profile races won’t be decided for another four weeks when the top finishers in several races meet again in a runoff election.—
Chris Joyner,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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“Nations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nations. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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