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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
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026
The multinational search operation involved local experts, three Finnish divers from the global scuba safety group Divers Alert Network (DAN) and specialist equipment provided by the United Kingdom and Australia, Shareef said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
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
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Adjective
Adolfo Garcia, a multinational lawyer with Brown Rudnick who had dealings in Cuba, said that in the 2010s, Cuba's economy continued to contract despite oil subsidies from its ally Venezuela.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026
The multinational search operation involved local experts, three Finnish divers from the global scuba safety group Divers Alert Network (DAN) and specialist equipment provided by the United Kingdom and Australia, Shareef said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Noun
Navratil’s efforts to boost performance at the struggling Swiss multinational have been hampered by a major infant formula recall.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
Adjective
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My escape plan was romantic but nearly impossible—a single mother with no international connections trying to get an MBA abroad while hiding from an abusive ex-husband?—
Tamar Gakharia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The staff would be asked to observe international passengers, check passengers' temperatures for fever and refer ill passengers to CDC Port Health Station if further assessment was needed, all on a volunteer basis.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Sephora was founded in France in 1969, with its first store in Paris in 1970 and is now owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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This is a terrific conglomerate levered to so many different parts of a growing economy.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 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 30 May. 2026.
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