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
On average, detention facilities daily now hold nearly 70,000 immigrants, a scale of mass detention not seen since the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans and nationals during World War II.
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Eric Westervelt, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Japan’s top government spokesperson said today that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned home in good health.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Qatar’s foreign ministry said three Turkish nationals were on the aircraft.
—James Legge, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
In a statement, the police said the suspects — one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals — were taken into custody on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Two of the suspects are foreign nationals — Moradians, an Iranian national who has an outstanding warrant for removal from the United States, and Sarkisian, an Azerbaijani national and green card holder, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Students and staff can tick off a list of Kennedy’s recent accomplishments, including that its girls basketball team won the city league championship this winter and its JROTC team is competing at nationals.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the Miami Herald reported that Cuban authorities were expected to announce measures leading to an economic opening, including for Cuban nationals abroad to own business on the island.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Cuban nationals abroad had not been previously allowed to invest on the emerging private sector nor legally own their own businesses in the country.
—Nora Gamez Torres, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Eric Westervelt, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Japan’s top government spokesperson said today that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned home in good health.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Qatar’s foreign ministry said three Turkish nationals were on the aircraft.
—James Legge, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
In a statement, the police said the suspects — one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals — were taken into custody on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Two of the suspects are foreign nationals — Moradians, an Iranian national who has an outstanding warrant for removal from the United States, and Sarkisian, an Azerbaijani national and green card holder, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Students and staff can tick off a list of Kennedy’s recent accomplishments, including that its girls basketball team won the city league championship this winter and its JROTC team is competing at nationals.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the Miami Herald reported that Cuban authorities were expected to announce measures leading to an economic opening, including for Cuban nationals abroad to own business on the island.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Cuban nationals abroad had not been previously allowed to invest on the emerging private sector nor legally own their own businesses in the country.
—Nora Gamez Torres, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
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Since the ballot seizure, local election officials in Riverside County have debunked the allegations of irregularities by saying that the citizens' group's numbers were based on raw data that could have included unsigned ballots.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Congress’s February efforts to resolve the shutdown were complicated by the lawless ICE campaign in Minneapolis, where federal agents killed two American citizens during a brutal crackdown on protests.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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