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
Previously, foreign nationals caught illegally trading in gold were simply deported.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Overall, spending by Chinese nationals is down in the single digits, but showing clear signs of improvement, despite no change in the macroeconomic environment.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
But because the United States didn’t respond in kind and waive visa requirements for Brazilian nationals, Brazil has brought back its own visa mandate.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
The program is open to nationals returning voluntarily and involuntarily.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Most of these drones appear to be civilian hobby drones, but some are suspicious and could involve foreign nationals or espionage (like a Chinese national caught at Vandenberg Space Force Base).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The raid resulted in the detention of more than 300 Korean nationals, who were eventually returned to their native country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Two years later, the NYDFS imposed a further penalty of $425 million after the bank was discovered to have operated a $10 billion money-laundering scheme that helped Russian nationals move their cash away from Moscow’s capital controls.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Overall, spending by Chinese nationals is down in the single digits, but showing clear signs of improvement, despite no change in the macroeconomic environment.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
But because the United States didn’t respond in kind and waive visa requirements for Brazilian nationals, Brazil has brought back its own visa mandate.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
The program is open to nationals returning voluntarily and involuntarily.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Most of these drones appear to be civilian hobby drones, but some are suspicious and could involve foreign nationals or espionage (like a Chinese national caught at Vandenberg Space Force Base).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The raid resulted in the detention of more than 300 Korean nationals, who were eventually returned to their native country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Two years later, the NYDFS imposed a further penalty of $425 million after the bank was discovered to have operated a $10 billion money-laundering scheme that helped Russian nationals move their cash away from Moscow’s capital controls.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
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The protests and rallies that took place in June saw thousands of citizens gather in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Lenexa and Overland Park.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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Currently, Russian citizens face extra hurdles applying for work visas in some European countries, with the Baltics and Poland effectively banning them.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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