Definition of internationalnext
as in foreign
relating to or involving two or more nations an international trade agreement

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Recent Examples of international Peer-to-peer payment service Zelle will expand to India later this year, the payment service's first international market since the payment service launched nearly a decade ago. ABC News, 11 June 2026 Medical staff and international aid groups that have worked with Abu Safiya have denied those claims. Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 The international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel on Wednesday, up more than 25% since the start of the war. Arkansas Online, 11 June 2026 Anaheim Public Library’s massive team effort, consisting of directorial vision, storyboards, cinematography and much more, competed for the first time in the 15 million-plus operating library budget category that included international submissions. Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for international
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  • The irony here is that much of this cultural golden era is pouring out of the Chinese internet, the most censored and surveilled digital ecosystem on the planet, existing behind a Great Firewall that’s designed to keep China’s internet users in, and foreign influences out.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The government attributed the contraction largely to a plunge in output from the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, noting recent volatility in foreign trade linked to new US tariffs.
    Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
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  • This infrastructure must be designed not only for large multinational banks but also for SMEs in Kenya, textile exporters in India, agribusinesses in Brazil and manufacturers in Vietnam.
    Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Chief among them was a new way of taxing multinational corporations who offshore their assets and a fee leveled on companies whose employees rely on Medi-Cal for health insurance.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
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  • To hear progressives tell it, going after transnational criminals and gang members is beside the point.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • Often transnational agreements are necessary if pipelines pass through several territories.
    Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 June 2026

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“International.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/international. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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