as in citizens
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of nationals
And in 2010, Israeli forces attacked an aid flotilla in international waters, killing nine Turkish nationals and sparking outrage around the world.
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Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
It will be required for all non-EU nationals heading to Europe for a short stay, but the fingerprints of children below 12 years old will not be scanned.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Four Mexican nationals, including a 17-year-old girl, were taken into custody off a 36-foot sailboat in Mission Bay on Saturday morning, Coast Guard officials said.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The recent wave of detentions appears to conflict with federal protections granted under TPS, which is specifically designed to shield eligible Venezuelan nationals from deportation due to unsafe conditions in their home country.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
About 70% of H-1B visa holders are Indian nationals.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Robert Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division, said all the suspects were Mexican nationals with ties to CJNG.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
In fiscal 2024, 71% of the H-1B petitions approved by the USCIS went to Indian nationals, according to the agency's latest annual report.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The program has been popular with US, Brazilian and Chinese nationals.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
It will be required for all non-EU nationals heading to Europe for a short stay, but the fingerprints of children below 12 years old will not be scanned.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Four Mexican nationals, including a 17-year-old girl, were taken into custody off a 36-foot sailboat in Mission Bay on Saturday morning, Coast Guard officials said.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The recent wave of detentions appears to conflict with federal protections granted under TPS, which is specifically designed to shield eligible Venezuelan nationals from deportation due to unsafe conditions in their home country.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
About 70% of H-1B visa holders are Indian nationals.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Robert Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division, said all the suspects were Mexican nationals with ties to CJNG.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
In fiscal 2024, 71% of the H-1B petitions approved by the USCIS went to Indian nationals, according to the agency's latest annual report.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The program has been popular with US, Brazilian and Chinese nationals.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
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Dib points out that several nations are now issuing travel warnings, telling their citizens not to go to Venezuela as a result of the large number of foreigners imprisoned there without trial.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Through a historical and comparative lens, the film highlights parallels and contrasts in the two countries’ paths to statehood—while also examining how those founding moments echo in the present-day identity struggles of their citizens.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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