multilateral

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Recent Examples of multilateral Macron said Carney fulfilled his mission as G7 host by preserving the unity of the multilateral organization. Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025 The analysis looked at projections of bilateral aid – money provided directly to another country rather than routed through multilateral organizations such as United Nations agencies or the World Bank – for 2025 and 2026. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 12 June 2025 All this brinkmanship has made major global development actors like the Paris Club of rich creditor nations determined not to recognize Afreximbank as a classic multilateral development bank. Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 June 2025 In the aftermath of World War II, the United States led a process to create a set of economic rules that promoted an open, multilateral trading order. Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for multilateral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
Adjective
  • Think of something in this respect like a better passing Bogdan Bogdanovic, who has averaged 14 points per game over eight years in the NBA and has also been sneaky awesome in the playoffs and big international events.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to kill federal funding that Congress already has approved for public broadcasting and international aid programs.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • An American multinational payment card services corporation, Visa was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
    Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • And then, tying that in with a kind of multinational, espionage thriller that never really stops moving.
    Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Victims include not only Venezuelan citizens but also foreign nationals, such as Colombian aid worker Manuel Tique and French-American tourist Lucas Hunter, both missing since late 2024.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
  • The only current exception is children of foreign diplomats, a position the Supreme Court has previously upheld.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Marketers who tailor their campaigns to engage these multicultural segments stand to gain the most as the sport’s popularity continues to rise.
    Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • On closer inspection, however, Little Amélie is a lot more nuanced than that, a fascinating multicultural mélange that’s rooted in two very different cultures, one almost entirely unseen.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 June 2025

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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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