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relating to or involving two or more nations
multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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Recent Examples of multinational
Matt Sedensky, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
For big multinational companies that do business overseas, a weaker dollar can spur sales for products that suddenly become cheaper.
—Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
For big multinational companies that do business overseas, a weaker dollar can spur sales for products that suddenly become cheaper.
—Matt Sedensky, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
For big multinational companies that do business overseas, a weaker dollar can spur sales for products that suddenly become cheaper.
—Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Noun
That put me in the minority of a generation of eaters who transformed what started in 1993 as a small Denver restaurant into a multibillion multinational with nearly 4,000 locations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
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The project reunites McFadden with Studiocanal following their international release of The Housemaid, Paul Feig’s adaptation of her breakout thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, which grossed over $400 million worldwide and has quickly led to work on a sequel.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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The Iranian effort to formalize control over the channel raised new concerns about international shipping, with hundreds of commercial ships bottled up in the Persian Gulf and unable to reach the open sea.—
Adam Schreck,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Oil conglomerates can buy crude in one country, refine it overseas, and sell finished products in the United States, thereby avoiding the compliance costs imposed by the RFS.—
Robert Romano,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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What to know about Richard Branson's company Virgin Galactic is an aerospace and space travel company that is part of British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group conglomerate.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Players take on the role of Arjun Devraj, an enforcer for the megacorporation called Soltari.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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At a time when I.T. infrastructure was dominated by megacorporations exploiting the global supply chain, Hillsbrook had a vision for a new type of data: small-batch, handcrafted, and hyperlocal.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multinational. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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